Comparison of Methods for Determining Moisture Content of Citrus and Eucalyptus Brazilian Honeys by Refractometry

Journal of Food Composition and Analysis

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 101-109

  Cano, C B ^a   Felsner, M L ^b   Matos, J R ^b   Bruns, R E ^c   Whatanabe, H M ^d   Almeida Muradian, L B ^b  

^a INSTITUTO ADOLFO LUTZ   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^d Instituto de Pesquisas Ambientais do Estado de São Paulo   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Honey; analytical methods; moisture content.

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035742334     PISSN: 08891575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jfca.2000.0951     Document Type: Article

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