Impact of Traditional Food Processing Techniques on Mineral Bioaccessibility in Ghanaian Fermented Millet-Based

Alhassan Wuni, Francis Alemawor, Felix Charles Mills-Robertson, Evans Frimpong Boateng, James Owusu-Kwarteng

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Article in Foods (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2 citing papers in PubMed.

Traditional Food Systems as Nutrient Optimization Architectures: Mechanisms of Bioavailability and Dietary Resilience.Nutrients · 2026
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Okara-enriched fermented sorghum instant porridge: effects on mineral bioaccessibility and structural properties.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025
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5 authors.

Alhassan WuniDepartment of Food Science and Technology, College of Science, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Private Mail Bag, Kumasi GH233, Ghana.

Francis AlemaworDepartment of Food Science and Technology, College of Science, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Private Mail Bag, Kumasi GH233, Ghana.

Felix Charles Mills-RobertsonDepartment of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, College of Science, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Private Mail Bag, Kumasi GH233, Ghana.

Evans Frimpong BoatengDepartment of Food Science and Technology, School of Agriculture and Technology, University of Energy and Natural Resources, Dormaa Ahenkro Campus, Sunyani P.O. Box 214, Ghana.ORCID 0000-0001-5466-4425

James Owusu-KwartengDepartment of Food Science and Technology, School of Agriculture and Technology, University of Energy and Natural Resources, Dormaa Ahenkro Campus, Sunyani P.O. Box 214, Ghana.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In this study, the impacts of traditional processing on phytates contents, phytate: mineral molar ratios, and the bioaccessibility of calcium, iron, and zinc in three traditional

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PMID40565735

DOI10.3390/foods14122126

PMCPMC12191477

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