Identification of the flavonoid fraction in saffron spice by LC/DAD/MS/MS: Comparative study of samples from different geographical origins

Food Chemistry

Volumn 100, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 445-450

  Carmona, Manuel ^a   Sánchez, Ana Ma ^a   Ferreres, Federico ^b   Zalacain, Amaya ^a   Tomás Barberán, Francisco ^b   Alonso, Gonzalo Luis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

^b Research Group on Quality   (Spain)

Author keywords

Kaempferol 3,7,4 triglucoside; Kaempferol 3 sophoroside; Kaempferol 3 sophoroside 7 glucoside; LC DAD MS MS; Saffron spice

Indexed keywords

FLAVONOID; KAEMPFEROL 3 DIHEXOSIDE; KAEMPFEROL 3 SOPHOROSIDE; KAEMPFEROL 3 SOPHOROSIDE 7 GLYCOSIDE; KAEMPFEROL 3,7,4' TRIGLUCOSIDE; KAEMPFEROL DERIVATIVE; KAEMPFEROL TETRAHEXOSIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROCUS; CROCUS SATIVUS; FOOD ANALYSIS; GEOGRAPHY; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; SPICE;

EID: 33745233295     PISSN: 03088146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2005.09.065     Document Type: Article

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