Lipid and fatty acid profiles of Castanea sativa Mill. Chestnuts of 17 native Portuguese cultivars

Journal of Food Composition and Analysis

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 80-89

  Borges, Olga Pires ^a   Soeiro Carvalho, José ^a   Reis Correia, Paula ^b   Paula Silva, Ana ^c  

^a Ministero da Agricultura do Desenvolvimento Rural e das Pescas Portugal   (Portugal)

^b POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE OF VISEU   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Castanea sativa Mill.; Chestnut; Crude fat; Fatty acid composition; Gas chromatograph; Genotype; Protected designation of origin (PDO)

Indexed keywords

CASTANEA SATIVA;

EID: 33751319671     PISSN: 08891575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfca.2006.07.008     Document Type: Article

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