Bioavailability of heavy metal in rice using in vitro digestion model

• Main Authors: Omar, Noreen Adila, Praveena, Sarva Mangala, Aris, Ahmad Zaharin, Hashim, Zailina
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Faculty of Food Science and Technology, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2013
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29639/1/ioavailability%20of%20heavy%20metal%20in%20rice%20using.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29639/; http://www.ifrj.upm.edu.my/volume-20-2013.html

Rice is a carbohydrate, one of the plant-based foods that can accumulate heavy metal from soil and the irrigation water. Since total heavy metal always overestimates the amount of heavy metal available in rice, bioavailability of heavy metal is always preferred. Many studies have been done and found...