Effect of harvest time and storage conditions on almond kernel oil and sugar composition

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 354-359

  Kazantzis, Ioannis ^a   Nanos, George D ^b   Stavroulakis, George G ^c  

^a MEDITERRANEAN AGRONOMIC INSTITUTE OF CHANIA   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

^c TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CRETE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Almond; Cold storage; Oil composition; Prunus dulcis; Sugar composition

Indexed keywords

FOOD QUALITY; HARVESTING; STORAGE;

PRUNUS DULCIS;

EID: 0037373203     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.1312     Document Type: Article

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