Identif cation and quantification of some capsaicinoids in padrón pepper (Capsicum annuum L. var. annuum) fruits

Acta Alimentaria

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 373-380

  Estrada, B ^a   Bernal, M A ^a   Pomar, F ^a   Merino, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF A CORUÑA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Capsaicinoids; Capsicum annum L; HPLC determination; Pepper; Phenolics

Indexed keywords

CAPSICUM ANNUM; CAPSICUM ANNUUM;

EID: 0035605722     PISSN: 01393006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1556/AAlim.30.2001.4.6     Document Type: Article

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