Boron concentrations in selected foods from borate-producing regions in Turkey

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 83, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 586-592

  Simsek, Atilla ^a   Velioglu, Y Sedat ^a   Coskun, A Levent ^a   Sayli, B Sitki ^a  

^a ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Borate regions; Boron concentration; Food; Fruit; Grains; Vegetables

Indexed keywords

BORON; FOOD; HEALTH RISK;

AVES; CYDONIA OBLONGA; MELEAGRIS GALLOPAVO; PETROSELINUM CRISPUM; PHASEOLUS (ANGIOSPERM); PISTACIA VERA; PRUNUS CERASUS; PRUNUS PERSICA; VITIS SP.;

EID: 0037658891     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.1408     Document Type: Article

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