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Bioavailability of Nutrients

Bioavailability of nutrients refers to the proportion of ingested nutrients that are absorbed and become available for physiological functions or storage in the body. Research published in the International Journal of Nutrition examines this topic through investigations of functional foods and analytical methods for…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 2 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 95× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2379-7835 🗓 Reviewed June 2026

Overview

Bioavailability of nutrients refers to the proportion of ingested nutrients that are absorbed and become available for physiological functions or storage in the body. Research published in the International Journal of Nutrition examines this topic through investigations of functional foods and analytical methods for assessing nutrient composition and safety. Studies have explored how functional foods—products designed or modified to provide health benefits beyond basic nutrition—affect the delivery and absorption of bioactive compounds and essential nutrients in the human body. The journal has also published work on liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry applications in food safety, a technique critical for identifying and quantifying nutrients, contaminants, and bioactive compounds in food matrices, which directly informs understanding of what is actually present and potentially absorbable from foods. This research matters because knowing the nutrient content of food is insufficient without understanding how much of that content the body can actually utilize. Factors including food processing, nutrient interactions, individual digestive capacity, and the chemical form of nutrients all influence bioavailability, affecting nutritional status and health outcomes across populations.

Research published in this journal

2 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

2019

Functional Food

International Journal of Nutrition Cited by 95 doi:10.14302/issn.2379-7835.ijn-19-2615

How this research is being cited

The 2 articles above have been cited 95 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

A sample of recent works citing this journal's research on Bioavailability of Nutrients, linking to each citing work.

Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in International Journal of Nutrition (ISSN 2379-7835).

Journal editorial board
Kadri Koppel · United States Alicja Kuban-Jankowska · Poland Luigia Pazzagli · Italy

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