Trials to reduce nitrate and oxalate content in some leafy vegetables. 2. Interactive effects of the manipulating of the soil nutrient supply, different blanching media and preservation methods followed by cooking process

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 169-178

  Bakr, A A ^a   Gawish, Ragaa A ^a  

^a Minufiya Government   (Egypt)

Author keywords

blanching; canning; cooking; freezing; lettuce; minerals; N fertilisers; N serve; nitrates; oxalates; spinach; vi tamins

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030906083     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0010(199702)73:2<169::AID-JSFA690>3.0.CO;2-T     Document Type: Article

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