“…It is noteworthy to point out that while conducting a literature search on in vitro bioavailability methods, more than a dozen studies focusing on the simultaneous determination of calcium, iron and zinc or iron and zinc bioavailability from foods were found (Bosscher et al, 2000, 2001a,c, 2002, 2003a,b; Jovaní et al, 2001; Sahuquillo et al, 2003; Etcheverry et al, 2004, 2005a; Lestienne et al, 2005; Frontela et al, 2009; Tako et al, 2009; Liang et al, 2010). The reason for these integrated approaches is probably based on the fact that these three minerals play an important role in adult and infant health and are susceptible to complex interactions.…”