Nitrate levels in vegetables that may be eaten raw

Italian Journal of Food Science

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 65-69

  Forlani, L ^b   Grillenzoni, S ^b   Ori, E ^a   Resca, P ^a  

^a Agenzia Regionale Prevenzione e Ambiente dell'Emilia Romagna   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Diet; Nitrate; Nitrite; Vegetables

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041158801     PISSN: 11201770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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