Endogenous Levels of Tocopherols and Ascorbic Acid during Fruit Ripening of New Mexican-Type Chile (Capsicum annuum L.) Cultivars

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 46, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 5093-5096

  Osuna García, Jorge A ^a   Wall, Marisa M ^a   Waddell, Cynthia A ^a  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ascorbic acid; Capsicum annuum; HPLC; Paprika; Peppers; Tocopherol

Indexed keywords

CAPSICUM; CAPSICUM ANNUUM;

EID: 0001676191     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf980588h     Document Type: Article

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