Taraxacum officinale as a food source

Plant Foods for Human Nutrition

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 1-10

  Escudero, N L ^a   De Arellano, M L ^a   Fernandez S ^a   Albarracin G ^a   Mucciarelli, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SAN LUIS   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Antinutrients; Chemical composition; Nutritive value; Plant leaves; Taraxacum officinale

Indexed keywords

TARAXACUM OFFICINALE;

EID: 18644380934     PISSN: 09219668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:QUAL.0000040365.90180.b3     Document Type: Article

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