Selected Vitamins and Essential Elements in Meat from Semi-Domesticated Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus L.) in Mid- and Northern Norway: Geographical Variations and Effect of Animal Population Density

• Published in: Nutrients
• Main Authors: Hassan, Ammar Ali, Sandanger, Torkjel M., Brustad, Magritt
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI 2012
• Subjects: Article; Mutton; Norway; Northern Norway; Rangifer tarandus
• Online Access: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3407991; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22852060; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu4070724

Meat samples (n = 100) were collected from semi-domesticated reindeer originating from 10 grazing districts in Norway. We aimed at studying concentrations, correlations, geographical variations and the effect of animal population density on vitamins A, B3, B7, B12 and E, and calcium, iron, zinc, sel...