Analysis of the major flavonol glycosides present in four varieties of onion (Allium cepa) and changes in composition resulting from autolysis

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 331-339

  Price, K R ^a   Rhodes, M J C ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF FOOD RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Allium cepa; Autolysis; Flavonoid; Glucoside; Onion

Indexed keywords

ALLIUM CEPA;

EID: 0030856966     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0010(199707)74:3<331::AID-JSFA806>3.0.CO;2-C     Document Type: Article

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