The potential of bamboo seeds for natural biofortification of dietary zinc and iron

ARTICLE OPEN The potential of bamboo seeds for natural biofortification of dietary zinc and iron Qifang Hu 1,3 , Rong Wang1,3 , Lin Hu2 , Rong Chen 1 , Xuejun Yu 1 and Ji Feng Shao 1 ✉ Moso bamboo has been shown to accumulate high concentrations of iron and zinc in the seeds. However, the bioavailablity of iron and zinc in bamboo seeds is poorly understood. Here, we evaluated the bioaccessibility and bioavailability of iron and zinc in bamboo seeds by using an in vitro digestion protocol. Our...