Effect of Organic Food Intake on Nitrogen Stable Isotopes
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. 15N Natural Isotopic Abundance of Organic Plants
2.2. Effect of Organic Plant Protein Intake on Body 15N Natural Isotopic Abundance
3. Results
3.1. 15N Natural Isotopic Abundance of Organic Plants
3.2. Effect of Organic Plant Protein Intake on Body 15N Isotopic Abundance
4. Discussion
4.1. Organic Farming Impacts Plant Nitrogen Isotopic Composition
4.2. Organic Plant Intake Affects the Performance of δ15N as a Biomarker
4.3. Animal Protein Sources Affect the Performance of δ15N as a Biomarker
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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L. Mantha, O.; Laxmi Patel, M.; Hankard, R.; De Luca, A. Effect of Organic Food Intake on Nitrogen Stable Isotopes. Nutrients 2020, 12, 2965. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu12102965
L. Mantha O, Laxmi Patel M, Hankard R, De Luca A. Effect of Organic Food Intake on Nitrogen Stable Isotopes. Nutrients. 2020; 12(10):2965. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu12102965
Chicago/Turabian StyleL. Mantha, Olivier, Maya Laxmi Patel, Régis Hankard, and Arnaud De Luca. 2020. "Effect of Organic Food Intake on Nitrogen Stable Isotopes" Nutrients 12, no. 10: 2965. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu12102965