Ferulic acid dehydrodimers in the cell walls of Beta vulgaris and their possible role in texture

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 221-228

  Waldron, Keith W ^a   Ng, Annie ^a   Parker, Mary L ^a   Parr, Adrian J ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF FOOD RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Beetroot; Beta vulgaris; Cell walls; Ferulic acid dehydrodimers; Pectic polysaccharides; Sugarbeet; Texture

Indexed keywords

BETA VULGARIS;

EID: 0030835479     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0010(199706)74:2<221::AID-JSFA792>3.0.CO;2-Q     Document Type: Article

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