A study on degradation kinetics of ascorbic acid in drumstick (Moringa olifera) leaves during cooking

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 85, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1953-1958

  Bineesh, Nisha P ^a   Singhal, Rekha S ^a   Pandit, Aniruddha B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUMBAI   (India)

Author keywords

Ascorbic acid degradation; Cookers; Drumstick leaves; Kinetics

Indexed keywords

ARRHENIUS; MORINGA;

EID: 23744466251     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.2132     Document Type: Article

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