Detection of adulteration of locust bean gum with guar gum by capillary electrophoresis and polarized light microscopy

Food Additives and Contaminants

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 3-15

  Flurer, Cheryl L ^a   Crowe, John B ^a   Wolnik, Karen A ^a  

^a CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Adulteration; Bean; Capillary; Electrophoresis; Guar; Gum; Light; Locust; Microscopy; Polarized; Product; Profiles; Protein

Indexed keywords

ALGAROBA; BUFFER; FOOD ADDITIVE; GUAR GUM; IODINE; TOLONIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; CAPILLARY ELECTROPHORESIS; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD SAFETY; MICROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CYAMOPSIS TETRAGONOLOBA; PHASEOLUS (ANGIOSPERM);

EID: 0033967594     PISSN: 0265203X     EISSN: 14645122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/026520300283540     Document Type: Article

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