Effect of post-harvest treatments on the level of glucosinolates in broccoli

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 79, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 1028-1032

  Rodrigues, Ana S ^a   Rosa, Eduardo A S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Brassica oleracea var italica; Brassicaceae; Broccoli; Composition; Glucosinolates

Indexed keywords

BROCCOLI; FOOD ANALYSIS; GLUCOSINOLATE;

EID: 0032942288     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0010(19990515)79:7<1028::AID-JSFA322>3.0.CO;2-I     Document Type: Article

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