Flavonoid Composition of Tunisian Honeys and Propolis

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 45, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 2824-2829

  Martos, Isabel ^a   Cossentini, Moncef ^b   Ferreres, Federico ^a   Tomás Barberán, Francisco A ^a  

^a RESEARCH GROUP ON QUALITY   (Spain)

^b University of Sfax   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Botanical origin; Characterization; Flavonoids; Geographical origin; Honey; Phenolics; Propolis

Indexed keywords

CISTUS; POPULUS; POPULUS BEROLINENSIS; PROPOLIS;

EID: 0642378273     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf9609284     Document Type: Article

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