Content of Alpha-, Beta-Carotene, and Dietary Fiber in 18 Sweetpotato Varieties Grown in Hawaii

Journal of Food Composition and Analysis

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 147-151

  Huang, A S ^a   Tanudjaja, L ^a   Lum, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Alpha carotene; Beta carotene; Dietary fiber; Hawaii; HPLC analysis; Soluble fiber; Sweetpotato

Indexed keywords

EID: 0043223592     PISSN: 08891575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jfca.1999.0819     Document Type: Article

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