Carotenoid Content of U.S. Foods: An Update of the Database

Journal of Food Composition and Analysis

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 169-196

  Holden, Joanne M ^a   Eldridge, Alison L ^b   Beecher, Gary R ^c   Marilyn Buzzard, I ^d   Bhagwat, Seema ^a   Davis, Carol S ^c   Douglass, Larry W ^e   Gebhardt, Susan ^a   Haytowitz, David ^a   Schakel, Sally ^f  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b PROCTER AND GAMBLE COMPANY   (United States)

^c BELTSVILLE HUMAN NUTRITION RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^d VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

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EID: 0000785572     PISSN: 08891575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jfca.1999.0827     Document Type: Article

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