A liquid chromatographic method for the estimation of Class III caramel added to foods

Food Chemistry

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 259-267

  Coffey, Joanne S ^a   Nursten, Harry E ^a   Ames, Jennifer M ^a   Castle, Laurence ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; FOOD ADDITIVE; MARKER; NITROGEN;

ARTICLE; BEER; FOOD ANALYSIS; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY;

EID: 0031029562     PISSN: 03088146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0308-8146(96)00175-6     Document Type: Article

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