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Influences of Milling Degree on Zinc Bioavailability in Rice Grains Varied in Zinc and Phytic Acid Levels

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  • 1State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology and Breeding / Key Lab of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs for Nuclear Agricultural Sciences / Institute of Nuclear Agricultural Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310029, China
    2Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs for Creative Agriculture / Institute of Rural Development, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310021, China
    3Hainan Institute, Zhejiang University / Yazhou Bay Science and Technology City, Yazhou District, Sanya 572025, China
Shu Xiaoli (shuxl@zju.edu.cn);
Wang Yin (wangyin@zaas.an.cn)

Received date: 2025-07-07

  Accepted date: 2025-09-15

  Online published: 2026-02-03

Cite this article

Huo Shaojie, Lin Jiaqi, Sun Yuxuan, Wu Dianxing, Shu Xiaoli, Wang Yin . Influences of Milling Degree on Zinc Bioavailability in Rice Grains Varied in Zinc and Phytic Acid Levels[J]. Rice Science, 2026 , 33(1) : 25 -29 . DOI: 10.1016/j.rsci.2025.10.007

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