NDLI: How to use the world's scarce selenium resources efficiently to increase the selenium concentration in food

Please wait, while we are loading the content...

Purification and characterization of enterocin 62-6, a two-peptide bacteriocin produced by a vaginal strain of Enterococcus faecium: Potential significance in bacterial vaginosis

Abstracts: Microbial Ecology in Health and Disease: Vol 19, No 4

Acknowledgement to our referees

How to use the world's scarce selenium resources efficiently to increase the selenium concentration in food

Content Provider	Taylor & Francis Online
Author	Lyons, Graham H. Haug, Anna Christophersen, Olav A. Graham, Robin D.
Abstract	The world's rare selenium resources need to be managed carefully. Selenium is extracted as a by-product of copper mining and there are no deposits that can be mined for selenium alone. Selenium has unique properties as a semi-conductor, making it of special value to industry, but it is also an essential nutrient for humans and animals and may promote plant growth and quality. Selenium deficiency is regarded as a major health problem for 0.5 to 1 billion people worldwide, while an even larger number may consume less selenium than required for optimal protection against cancer, cardiovascular diseases and severe infectious diseases including HIV disease. Efficient recycling of selenium is difficult. Selenium is added in some commercial fertilizers, but only a small proportion is taken up by plants and much of the remainder is lost for future utilization. Large biofortification programmes with selenium added to commercial fertilizers may therefore be a fortification method that is too wasteful to be applied to large areas of our planet. Direct addition of selenium compounds to food (process fortification) can be undertaken by the food industry. If selenomethionine is added directly to food, however, oxidation due to heat processing needs to be avoided. New ways to biofortify food products are needed, and it is generally observed that there is less wastage if selenium is added late in the production chain rather than early. On these bases we have proposed adding selenium-enriched, sprouted cereal grain during food processing as an efficient way to introduce this nutrient into deficient diets. Selenium is a non-renewable resource. There is now an enormous wastage of selenium associated with large-scale mining and industrial processing. We recommend that this must be changed and that much of the selenium that is extracted should be stockpiled for use as a nutrient by future generations.
Starting Page	209
Ending Page	228
Page Count	20
File Format	PDF HTM / HTML
ISSN	16512235
DOI	10.1080/08910600701698986
Journal	Microbial Ecology in Health and Disease
Volume Number	19
Issue Number	4
Language	English
Publisher	Taylor & Francis
Publisher Date	2009-07-11
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Selenium Essential nutrient Deficiency Fertilizer Food processing
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Microbiology Microbiology (medical)

Sl.	Authority	Responsibilities	Communication Details
1	Ministry of Education (GoI), Department of Higher Education	Sanctioning Authority	https://www.education.gov.in/ict-initiatives
2	Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	Host Institute of the Project: The host institute of the project is responsible for providing infrastructure support and hosting the project	https://www.iitkgp.ac.in
3	National Digital Library of India Office, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	The administrative and infrastructural headquarters of the project	Dr. B. Sutradhar bsutra@ndl.gov.in
4	Project PI / Joint PI	Principal Investigator and Joint Principal Investigators of the project	Dr. B. Sutradhar bsutra@ndl.gov.in Prof. Saswat Chakrabarti will be added soon
5	Website/Portal (Helpdesk)	Queries regarding NDLI and its services	support@ndl.gov.in
6	Contents and Copyright Issues	Queries related to content curation and copyright issues	content@ndl.gov.in
7	National Digital Library of India Club (NDLI Club)	Queries related to NDLI Club formation, support, user awareness program, seminar/symposium, collaboration, social media, promotion, and outreach	clubsupport@ndl.gov.in
8	Digital Preservation Centre (DPC)	Assistance with digitizing and archiving copyright-free printed books	dpc@ndl.gov.in
9	IDR Setup or Support	Queries related to establishment and support of Institutional Digital Repository (IDR) and IDR workshops	idr@ndl.gov.in

How to use the world's scarce selenium resources efficiently to increase the selenium concentration in food

Selenium Nanoparticles as an Innovative Selenium Fertilizer Exert Less Disturbance to Soil Microorganisms

Landscape and micronutrient fertilizer effect on agro-fortified wheat and teff grain nutrient concentration in Western Amhara

Levels of Sulfur as an Essential Nutrient Element in the Soil-Crop-Food System in Austria

Yield and Mineral Element Concentration of Beetroot in Response to Nutrient Source in Hydroponic Solution

Selenoproteins in the Human Placenta: How Essential Is Selenium to a Healthy Start to Life?

Variations in the Use of Resources for Food: Land, Nitrogen Fertilizer and Food Nexus

How to manage manure and use it as fertilizer

The Fair Allocation of Scarce Medical Resources: A Comparative Study From Jordan

How to use the world's scarce selenium resources efficiently to increase the selenium concentration in food

Similar Documents

How to use the world's scarce selenium resources efficiently to increase the selenium concentration in food

Selenium Nanoparticles as an Innovative Selenium Fertilizer Exert Less Disturbance to Soil Microorganisms

Landscape and micronutrient fertilizer effect on agro-fortified wheat and teff grain nutrient concentration in Western Amhara

Levels of Sulfur as an Essential Nutrient Element in the Soil-Crop-Food System in Austria

Yield and Mineral Element Concentration of Beetroot in Response to Nutrient Source in Hydroponic Solution

Selenoproteins in the Human Placenta: How Essential Is Selenium to a Healthy Start to Life?

Variations in the Use of Resources for Food: Land, Nitrogen Fertilizer and Food Nexus

How to manage manure and use it as fertilizer

The Fair Allocation of Scarce Medical Resources: A Comparative Study From Jordan

How to use the world's scarce selenium resources efficiently to increase the selenium concentration in food