Elad Tako

Biofortified Pearl Millet (Pennisetum glaucum L.) Provides More Bioavailable Iron than Standard Pearl Millet: Studies In vivo (Gallus gallus) and an In vitro Digestion/Caco-2 Model

Elad Tako, Binu Cherian & Raymond Glahn · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2015

Objectives: Pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum L.) is the most widely grown type of millet, primarily in Africa and India. Our objective was to compare the capacities of two isolines of pearl millet (standard and Fe biofortified) to deliver iron (Fe) for hemoglobin (Hb) synthesis....

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20942

Assessment of Iron Bioavailability and Iron Biofortification of Staple Food Crops: Guiding the Breeding Approach with in vitro and in vivo Screening Tools

Raymond Glahn & Elad Tako · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2015

Objectives: The objective of this presentation will be to demonstrate how the combination of in vitro screening and an animal model can be extremely useful to develop and monitor Fe-biofortified crops, and evaluate meal plans in advance of human studies to determine if the crop i...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20920

Dietary Zinc Deficiency affects Blood Linoleic Acid: Dihomo-γ-linolenic Acid (LA:DGLA) Ratio; A Sensitive Physiological Marker of Zinc Status In vivo (Gallus gallus)

Spenser Reed, Raymond Glahn, Thomas Brenna & Elad Tako · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2015

Objectives: Zinc (Zn) is a vital micronutrient used for over 300 enzymatic reactions and multiple biochemical and structural processes in the body. To date, sensitive and specific biological markers of Zn status are still needed. The aim of this study was to evaluate the sensitiv...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20943