Rutin, the main component of surface deposits on pickled green asparagus

Journal of Food Science

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 252-254

  Fuleki, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Asparagus; Crystals; Flavonol; Grey deposit; Rutin

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032955516     PISSN: 00221147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2621.1999.tb15876.x     Document Type: Article

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