1. Vitamin Stabilization.
- Author
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BARRETT, ANN, FROIO, DANIELLE, and RICHARDSON, MICHELLE
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SPACE nutrition , *MARS rovers , *VITAMIN B1 , *FOLIC acid - Abstract
The article focuses on the concerns shown by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) regarding stabilizing vitamins in food products to be taken by astronauts on Mars mission. It lists the vitamins which are of specific concern to NASA including vitamins A, B1 (thiamin) and B9 (folic acid), and states that solar radiation is the main factor which would lead to degradation of vitamin. It discusses the Vitamin Stability Workshop organized by NASA in 2014. INSET: Vitamin Stability Workshop Participants.
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- 2015