Mineral compositions of eight common spices

Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis

Volumn 34, Issue 5-6, 2003, Pages 681-693

  Gupta, K K ^a   Bhattacharjee, S ^a   Kar, S ^a   Chakrabarty, S ^a   Thakur, P ^a   Bhattacharyya, G ^a   Srivastava, S C ^a  

^a NATIONAL METALLURGICAL LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

ICP OES; Mineral composition; Spices; Z score statistic

Indexed keywords

ALKALI METAL; ALUMINUM; CALCIUM; CHROMIUM; COBALT; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; IRON; LEAD; MAGNESIUM; MANGANESE; MINERAL; MOLYBDENUM; NICKEL; PHOSPHORUS; SILICON; ZINC;

BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION;

ANISE; ARTICLE; ATOMIC EMISSION SPECTROMETRY; BLACK PEPPER; BRASSICA; CARAWAY; CORIANDER; CUMIN; FENUGREEK; HEAVY METAL POISONING; NONHUMAN; SPICE;

BRASSICA; CARUM; CARUM CARVI; CORIANDRUM SATIVUM; CUMINUM CYMINUM; MYRRHIS ODORATA; NIGELLA; PIPER NIGRUM; TRIGONELLA FOENUM-GRAECUM;

EID: 0037277108     PISSN: 00103624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/CSS-120018968     Document Type: Article

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