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A LONG RANGE INVESTIGATION OF THE NUTRITION PROPERTIES OF IRRADIATED FOODS. General Progress Report XV for September 1959 to March 1960

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:4127333
A study was made of congenital blindness in the young from females receiving an irradiated synthetic diet. The over-all data indicate fairly conclusively that blindness was not due to the irradiated food. Vitamin B/sub 6/ was determined in processed beef liver, green beans, cabbage, boned chicken, lima beans, and sweet potatoes. The heatprocessed foods contained less B/sub 6/ than the irradiated, and the irradiated less than the frozen. All foods contained less B/sub 6/ after 6 to 8 months storage than after 0to 4 months storage. Effects of various treatments on vitamin K were in consistent. Studies on incidence of the hemorrhagic syndrome continued. (T.R.H.)
Research Organization:
Texas Agricultural Experiment Station, College Station Page(s): 24
NSA Number:
NSA-14-025808
OSTI ID:
4127333
Report Number(s):
NP-9034
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English