Mineral content of tropical fruits and unconventional foods of the Andes and the rain forest of Colombia

A total of 68 species of starchy foods, tropical fruits, leaves and tubers (101 samples), were collected on the foothills of the Colombian Andes and in the rain forests of the Colombian Pacific coast. Their edible portion was analyzed for mineral content (Ca, P, Mg, K, Na, Cl, S, Mn, Zn, Fe, Cu, Se,...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Food chemistry 2006-04, Vol.95 (4), p.644-652
Hauptverfasser:	Leterme, Pascal, Buldgen, André, Estrada, Fernando, Londoño, Angela M.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	ash content Biological and medical sciences calcium Colombia Food industries foods Fruit Fruit and vegetable industries fruits (food) Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology iron leaves Mineral content nuts plant-based foods rain forests starchy foods Tree foliage tropical and subtropical fruits Tropics Tuber tubers
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Zusammenfassung:	A total of 68 species of starchy foods, tropical fruits, leaves and tubers (101 samples), were collected on the foothills of the Colombian Andes and in the rain forests of the Colombian Pacific coast. Their edible portion was analyzed for mineral content (Ca, P, Mg, K, Na, Cl, S, Mn, Zn, Fe, Cu, Se, Co, Ni). The foods were generally high in K (36–1.782 mg K/100 g edible portion) and low in sodium (
ISSN:	0308-8146 1873-7072
DOI:	10.1016/j.foodchem.2005.02.003