Ascorbic Acid and Provitamin A Contents in Unusually Colored Bell Peppers (Capsicum annuumL.)

Journal of Food Composition and Analysis

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 299-311

  Simonne, A H ^a   Simonne, E H ^b   Eitenmiller, R R ^c   Mills, H A ^c   Green, N R ^a  

^a 328 Spidle Hall ^*

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bell pepper; Capsicum annuumL.; ascorbic acid; provitamin A activity; composition

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002246852     PISSN: 08891575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jfca.1997.0544     Document Type: Article

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