Composition of crocins and picrocrocin from Spanish saffron (Crocus sativus L.)

Journal of Food Quality

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 219-233

  Alonso, Gonzalo L ^a   Salinas, M Rosario ^a   Garijo, José ^a   Sánchez Fernández, M Angeles ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CASTILLA; CROCUS; CROCUS SATIVUS;

EID: 0035535412     PISSN: 01469428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-4557.2001.tb00604.x     Document Type: Article

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