Publication: Cercamondi, C. I., Egli, I. M., Mitchikpe, E., Tossou, F., Zeder, C., Hounhouigan, J. D., & Hurrell, R. F. (2013). Total Iron Absorption by Young Women from Iron-Biofortified Pearl Millet Composite Meals Is Double That from Regular Millet Meals but Less Than That from Post-Harvest Iron-Fortified Millet Meals. The Journal of Nutrition, 143(9), 1376–1382. https://doi.org/10.3945/jn.113.176826
https://academic.oup.com/jn/article/143/9/1376/4571564

Crop released?: No
Crop being tested?: Yes
Priority of crop in the country: Medium
Priority of the crop producction in the country: Medium
Priority of the crop consumption in the country: Medium
Priority of the micronutrient deficit in the country: High

Country where the study/ analisis was conducted: Benin
Food product or intermediate product origin: Benin
Crop origin: Benin

Study: Retention / Degradation / Stability

Food state: Intermediate product

Process / Model

• Milling

Food products

• Flour

Food state: Final product

Process / Model

• Boiling

Food products

• Traditional Beninese millet paste