Production and quality aspects of rooibos tea and related products. A review

Journal of Applied Botany and Food Quality

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 138-144

  Joubert, Elizabeth ^a,b   Schulz, Hartwig ^c  

^a ARC INFRUITEC NIETVOORBIJ   (South Africa)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c INSTITUTE FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PATHOGEN DIAGNOSTICS   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; GLOBALIZATION; GROWTH RATE; HARVESTING; INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT; MARKET CONDITIONS; OXIDATION; TEA;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

ASPALATHUS; ASPALATHUS LINEARIS;

EID: 33845481833     PISSN: 16139216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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