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ADVENTITIOUS MINERAL ELEMENTS IN HOPI INDIAN DIETS
Author(s) -
KUHNLEIN HARRIET V.,
CALLOWAY D.H.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
journal of food science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 150
eISSN - 1750-3841
pISSN - 0022-1147
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2621.1979.tb10063.x
Subject(s) - hopi , strontium , manganese , food science , chemistry , geography , archaeology , organic chemistry
Both strontium and lead are geologically present in the Hopi area, but only strontium accumulates in culturally important food plants in the agicultural setting. Lead from natural sources is present in traditional ceramics and culinary ash. In native maize corn foods, iron content was elevated several‐fold during home processing. The nutritional environment contains unconventional sources of iron, zinc, manganese and other essential elements.