Redefining Bean Iron Biofortification: A Review of the Evidence for Moving to a High Fe Bioavailability Approach
Iron biofortification of the common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) commenced in earnest ~18 years ago. Based on knowledge at the time, the biofortification approach for beans was simply to breed for increased Fe concentration based on 3 major assumptions: (1) The average bean Fe concentration is ~50 μg/g...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2021-07-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems |
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| Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsufs.2021.682130/full |