Comparative Study and Partial Characterization of Azorean Green Tea Polyphenols

Journal of Food Composition and Analysis

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 273-287

  Baptista, Jose A B ^a   Da P Tavares, Joaquim F ^a   Carvalho, Rita C B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE AZORES   (Portugal)

^b Ministerio da Saude Portuguese   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Polyphenols; catechins; RP HPLC; SPME GC headspace.

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347776010     PISSN: 08891575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jfca.1999.0829     Document Type: Article

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