SELENIUM BIOFORTIFICATION IN RICE - A PRAGMATIC PERSPECTIVE
Abstract
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.
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Baby food, Biofortification, Rice flour, Selenium
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Oliveira, K., I. Pataco, M. Mourinho, C. Santos, J. Pelica, A. Leitão, I. Pais, P. Campos, F. Reboredo, M. Pessoa, J. Ramalho, and F. Lidon. “SELENIUM BIOFORTIFICATION IN RICE - A PRAGMATIC PERSPECTIVE”. Emirates Journal of Food and Agriculture, Vol. 27, no. 3, Mar. 2015, pp. 231-4, doi:https://doi.org/10.9755/ejfa.v27i3.19285. Accessed 18 Aug. 2022.
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Review Article