Changes in pigments and volatiles of saffron (Crocus sativus L) during processing and storage

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 27-32

  Raina, Bansi L ^a   Agarwal, Shri G ^a   Bhatia, Ashok K ^a   Gaur, Govind S ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHEMICAL LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

Artificial processing; Crocin pigments; Crocus sativus L; Flavour; Harvest time; Oven drying; Saffron; Safranal; Solar drying; Storage; Volatiles

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002612162     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0010(199605)71:1<27::AID-JSFA542>3.0.CO;2-U     Document Type: Article

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