Nitrate and Nitrite Content of Greek Cheeses

Journal of Food Composition and Analysis

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 343-349

  Kyriakidis, Nikolaos B ^a   Tarantili Georgiou, Kostantina ^b   Tsani Batzaka, Elvira ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b Gen Chemical Laboratories of State   (Greece)

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EID: 0038879367     PISSN: 08891575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jfca.1997.0549     Document Type: Article

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