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X-rays light the way to more nutritious flour

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Marie Freebody, [email protected]

HARPENDEN, UK – Cereals, breads and pasta could be produced from wheat grain containing higher amounts of essential minerals with a little help from x-ray vision. High-intensity x-rays from the world-famous Diamond Light Source synchrotron in Oxford usually are used to observe metal distribution and chemistry in various samples. Now, however, the powerful x-rays are being redirected to carry out fluorescence analysis of wheat varieties. Shown is a red-green-blue overlay of manganese, zinc and iron distribution in a cross section of wheat grain. Mineral distribution is limited to the bran and germ...Read full article

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    Published: April 2010
    Andrew NealBasic ScienceBBSRCBiotechnology and Biologcal Sciences Research CouncilbranbreadscerealscomplexationDiamond Light SourceEuro NewsEuropeflourgermgrainImagingironMarie FreebodyNealNewspastaRothamsted ResearchwheatWorld Health Organizationx-ray fluorescencezinc deficiencyLasers

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