Quantitative Analysis of the Flavonoid Content of Commercial Tomatoes, Onions, Lettuce, and Celery

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 590-595

  Crozier, Alan ^a   Lean, Michael E J ^b   McDonald, Morag S ^a   Black, Christine ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Celery; Diet; Flavonoids; HPLC; Lettuce; Onions; Quantitative analysis; Tomatoes

Indexed keywords

APIUM GRAVEOLENS VAR. DULCE; LACTUCA; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM VAR. CERASIFORME;

EID: 0642306123     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf960339y     Document Type: Article

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