Macronutrients content of Yellow Glacier Lily and Balsamroot; root vegetables used by indigenous peoples of northwestern North America

Food Research International

Volumn 30, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 769-775

  Mullin, W J ^a   Peacock, S ^b   Loewen, D C ^b   Turner, N J ^b  

^a HARROW RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Balsamorhiza sagittata; Balsamroot; Carbohydrates; Erythronium grandiflorum; Fructan; Nutrition; Yellow Glacier Lily

Indexed keywords

BALSAMROOT; CARBOHYDRATE; FOOD ANALYSIS; FRUCTAN; NUTRIENT; ROOT VEGETABLE; YELLOW GLACIER LILY;

BALSAMORHIZA SAGITTATA;

EID: 0031393391     PISSN: 09639969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0963-9969(98)00044-1     Document Type: Article

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