TY - JOUR
T1 - Selenium biofortification in rice - A pragmatic perspective
AU - Oliveira, Karliana
AU - Pataco, Inês Maria
AU - Mourinho, Mara Palma
AU - Santos, Cátia
AU - Pelica, João
AU - Ramalho, José Cochicho
AU - Leitão, António Eduardo
AU - Pais, Isabel P.
AU - Campos, Paula Scotti
AU - Lidon, Fernando José Cebola
AU - Reboredo, Fernando Henrique
AU - Pessoa, Maria Fernanda
N1 - Sem PDF.
PY - 2015/3
Y1 - 2015/3
N2 - Selenium is an antioxidant trace mineral with important biochemical functions related to the enzymatic activity of selenoproteins. Due to a wide variation in the content of selenium from different plant sources, there is a high risk of deficiency of this nutrient in human nutrition, and particularly in the early childhood. Thus, the use of biofortified staple foods, namely selenium rice flour can be understood as an important trait, namely for food production for infants. This study aims to evaluate the importance of selenium biofortified rice flour, further considering baby foods.
AB - Selenium is an antioxidant trace mineral with important biochemical functions related to the enzymatic activity of selenoproteins. Due to a wide variation in the content of selenium from different plant sources, there is a high risk of deficiency of this nutrient in human nutrition, and particularly in the early childhood. Thus, the use of biofortified staple foods, namely selenium rice flour can be understood as an important trait, namely for food production for infants. This study aims to evaluate the importance of selenium biofortified rice flour, further considering baby foods.
KW - Baby food
KW - Biofortification
KW - Rice flour
KW - Selenium
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84925606327&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.9755/ejfa.v27i3.19285
DO - 10.9755/ejfa.v27i3.19285
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:84925606327
VL - 27
SP - 231
EP - 241
JO - Emirates Journal of Food and Agriculture
JF - Emirates Journal of Food and Agriculture
SN - 2079-052X
IS - 3
ER -
