Kinetic Studies of Saffron (Crocus sativus L.) Quality Deterioration

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 45, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 2890-2898

  Tsimidou, Maria ^a   Biliaderis, Costas G ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Carotenoids; Crocins; Glass transition; Kinetics; Picrocrocin; Saffron quality; Safranal; Water activity

Indexed keywords

ARRHENIUS; CROCUS SATIVUS;

EID: 0642286332     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf970076n     Document Type: Article

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