What bibliographies can I use for comparing iron in cereal?

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kittykitkat
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Project Question: Which cereal brand has the most iron?
Project Due Date: March 5th, 2012
Project Status: I am conducting my research

What bibliographies can I use for comparing iron in cereal?

Post by kittykitkat »

I need to know this by March 2nd. Please let me know if you have any info. Thanks
donnahardy2
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Re: What bibliographies can I use for comparing iron in cere

Post by donnahardy2 »

Hi,

Yes, the bibliography. It's very important for your research paper and your science board. I think you did this really great project from the Science Buddies website.

https://www.sciencebuddies.org/science- ... p027.shtml

The bibliography should have references on the significance of iron as a nutrient, as this will give your project the scientific basis for doing the project. You should also have references for method of measuring iron in food.

The Wikipedia article has 10 references on this topic, several of which are from scientific journals. Look up some of the articles and see if you can understand them.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_iron_metabolism

Here's a reference from the Colorado State Univeristy Extension website.

http://www.ext.colostate.edu/pubs/foodnut/09356.html

Here's a reference using a method called atomic absorption. The Science Buddies project website provides a references for extracting iron from cereal with a magnet and weighing it.

http://faculty.sdmiramar.edu/fgarces/La ... al_AAS.pdf

You can find more references on your topic by searching for "analysis of iron in food," and "iron and nutrition."


Good luck, Let us know if you need anything else.


Donna Hardy
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