Characterization of honey produced in Venezuela

Food Chemistry

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 499-502

  Ojeda De Rodríguez, Graciela ^a   Sulbarán De Ferrer, Betzabé ^a   Ferrer, Alexis ^a   Rodríguez, Belkis ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DEL ZULIA   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Multifloral honey; Sugars; Venezuela; Zulia

Indexed keywords

5 HYDROXYMETHYLFURFURAL; AMYLASE; CARBOHYDRATE; NITROGEN;

ACIDITY; ARTICLE; ASH; CARBOHYDRATE ANALYSIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD QUALITY; HONEY; MOISTURE; PH; SEASONAL VARIATION; VENEZUELA;

FRAXINUS;

EID: 0242426528     PISSN: 03088146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0308-8146(02)00517-4     Document Type: Article

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