Comparison of ascorbic acid content of Emblica officinalis fruits determined by different analytical methods

Journal of Food Composition and Analysis

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 529-533

  Raghu, V ^a   Platel, Kalpana ^a   Srinivasan, K ^a  

^a CENTRAL FOOD TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Ascorbic acid; Emblica fruits; Enzymatic determination

Indexed keywords

AMARANTHUS; AMARANTHUS CAUDATUS; AMARANTHUS TRICOLOR; EMBLICA; PHYLLANTHUS EMBLICA; PSIDIUM; PSIDIUM GUAJAVA;

EID: 34249897789     PISSN: 08891575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfca.2007.02.006     Document Type: Article

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