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Burgos, G., Zavala, M. (2020). Biodisponibilidad, aporte y costo por porción de consumo de calcio en Alimentos de la Tabla Peruana de Alimentos [Tesis, Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC)]. http://hdl.handle.net/10757/652393
Burgos, G., Zavala, M. Biodisponibilidad, aporte y costo por porción de consumo de calcio en Alimentos de la Tabla Peruana de Alimentos [Tesis]. PE: Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC); 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/10757/652393
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title = "Biodisponibilidad, aporte y costo por porción de consumo de calcio en Alimentos de la Tabla Peruana de Alimentos",
author = "Zavala Barrientos, María Fernanda",
publisher = "Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC)",
year = "2020"
}
Calcium is a micronutrient that plays an important structural function and participates in various processes of our body. Therefore, its inclusion in food is very important. After reviewing several articles, it was identified that in several countries the population does not meet their daily calcium requirements. One of the causes is the promotion of the consumption of plant foods as a source of this mineral without considering its bioavailability. In the first stage of the study, a review of the literature was carried out and scientific studies published in journals of four different databases were selected. The second stage shows the calcium contents in 71 selected foods from the Peruvian Food Table and its bioavailability by consumption portion. In addition, the costs per portion in markets and supermarkets of Lima Metropolitana were found. The results show that broccoli and dairy are foods that have the highest bioavailability of calcium with 61% and 32% respectively. However, the usual consumption portion of broccoli is small compared to dairy, which means that not enough of this micronutrient is obtained.  It is concluded that, to meet calcium needs dairy is the best option and that, while there are some plant-based foods that can provide a lot of calcium and the cost of portioning some may be accessible, their bioavailability by consumption portion is low compared to dairy products.
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