Comparative Study on Pressure and Temperature Stability of 5-Methyltetrahydrofolic Acid in Model Systems and in Food Products

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 485-492

  Indrawati, ^a   Arroqui, C ^b   Messagie, I ^a   Nguyen, M T ^c   Van Loey, A ^a   Hendrickx, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b PUBLIC UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRE   (Spain)

^c CAN THO UNIVERSITY   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

Folate; Food products; Model system; Pressure; Stability; Temperature

Indexed keywords

5 METHYLTETRAHYDROFOLIC ACID; 5-METHYLTETRAHYDROFOLATE; ASCORBIC ACID; BUFFER; TETRAHYDROFOLIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; ASPARAGUS; BEVERAGE; CARROT; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEGRADATION; DRUG STABILITY; FOOD; FOOD ANALYSIS; FRUIT; KINETICS; KIWIFRUIT; ORANGE JUICE; PH; PRESSURE; TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; THEORETICAL MODEL; THERMOSTABILITY; VEGETABLE;

ACTINIDIA CHINENSIS; ACTINIDIA DELICIOSA; ASPARAGUS; DAUCUS CAROTA;

EID: 0842284707     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf0349432     Document Type: Article

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