Potato glycoalkaloids: Some unanswered questions

Trends in Food Science and Technology

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 126-131

  Smith, David B ^a   Roddick, James G ^a   Jones, J Leighton ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b CAMPDEN BRI   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS; CROPS; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS; HEALTH HAZARDS; HEALTH RISKS; TOXICITY;

GLYCOALKALOIDS; POTATO PRODUCTS; POTATO TUBERS; TOXIC COMPOUNDS;

FOOD PRODUCTS;

EID: 0030129482     PISSN: 09242244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0924-2244(96)10013-3     Document Type: Review

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