Quality and authenticity of commercial aloe vera gel powders

Food Chemistry

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 22-30

  Bozzi, A ^a   Perrin, C ^a   Austin, S ^a   Arce Vera, F ^a  

^a NESTLÉ RESEARCH CENTER   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Acemannan; Aloe vera gel powder; Aloin; Authenticity; Quality

Indexed keywords

9 ANTHROL DERIVATIVE; ACEMANNAN; ALOIN; ANTHRACENE DERIVATIVE; DRUG PRESERVATIVE; MANNOSE; SUCCINIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALOE VERA; ARTICLE; DRUG IMPURITY; DRUG QUALITY; ENZYMATIC DEGRADATION; FERMENTATION; GEL; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYDROLYSIS; POWDER; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; QUALITY CONTROL; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY;

ALOE VERA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 33847188505     PISSN: 03088146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2006.05.061     Document Type: Article

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