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% of iron target in beans and pearl millet

03/01/2017
60% of the Estimated Average Requirement (EAR) for iron provide biofortified iron beans and iron pearl millet (Bouis & Saltzman, 2017).
Cita 60% del Requerimiento Promedio Estimado (EAR) de hierro proporcionan los frijoles con hierro y el mijo perla con hierro biofortificados (Bouis & Saltzman, 2017).
Fuente Bouis, H.E., & Saltzman, A. (2017). Improving nutrition through biofortification: A review of evidence from HarvestPlus, 2003 through 2016. Global Food Security, 12, 49-58.

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