Abstract
Absorption of calcium from three intrinsically labeled Brassica sp. vegetables was measured in 15 normal women in a three-way randomized design. The test load of calcium was about 83 mg for each source. Fractional calcium absorption from broccoli averaged 0.478 ± 0.089, from bok choy stems, 0.519 ± 0.089, from bok choy leaves, 0.520 ± 0.074, and from kale 0.527 ± 0.091. These differences were both absolutely small and statistically insignificant. Mean absorbability of milk calcium ingested at the same load has been previously shown to be 0.463 ±0.095. This value is slightly but significantly lower than the average value for the Brassica sources combined (0.514 ± 0.090). Thus, Brassicu vegetable sources exhibit excellent calcium bioavailability.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1378-1380 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Journal of Food Science |
| Volume | 58 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1993 |
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Absorbability of calcium from Brassica Vegetables : Broccoli, bok choy, and kale. / Heaney, R. P.; Weaver, C. M.; Hinders, S. M.; Martin, B.; Packard, P. T.
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T1 - Absorbability of calcium from Brassica Vegetables
T2 - Broccoli, bok choy, and kale
AU - Heaney, R. P.
AU - Weaver, C. M.
AU - Hinders, S. M.
AU - Martin, B.
AU - Packard, P. T.
PY - 1993
Y1 - 1993
N2 - Absorption of calcium from three intrinsically labeled Brassica sp. vegetables was measured in 15 normal women in a three-way randomized design. The test load of calcium was about 83 mg for each source. Fractional calcium absorption from broccoli averaged 0.478 ± 0.089, from bok choy stems, 0.519 ± 0.089, from bok choy leaves, 0.520 ± 0.074, and from kale 0.527 ± 0.091. These differences were both absolutely small and statistically insignificant. Mean absorbability of milk calcium ingested at the same load has been previously shown to be 0.463 ±0.095. This value is slightly but significantly lower than the average value for the Brassica sources combined (0.514 ± 0.090). Thus, Brassicu vegetable sources exhibit excellent calcium bioavailability.
AB - Absorption of calcium from three intrinsically labeled Brassica sp. vegetables was measured in 15 normal women in a three-way randomized design. The test load of calcium was about 83 mg for each source. Fractional calcium absorption from broccoli averaged 0.478 ± 0.089, from bok choy stems, 0.519 ± 0.089, from bok choy leaves, 0.520 ± 0.074, and from kale 0.527 ± 0.091. These differences were both absolutely small and statistically insignificant. Mean absorbability of milk calcium ingested at the same load has been previously shown to be 0.463 ±0.095. This value is slightly but significantly lower than the average value for the Brassica sources combined (0.514 ± 0.090). Thus, Brassicu vegetable sources exhibit excellent calcium bioavailability.
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