Effect of vegetable freezing and preparation of frozen products for consumption on the content of lead and cadmium

Polish Journal of Environmental Studies

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 579-585

  Lisiewska, Z ^a   Gebczynski P ^a   Kmiecik, W ^a   Skoczen Slupska R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE IN KRAKOW   (Poland)

Author keywords

Blanching or boiling; Cadmium; Culinary treatments; Frozen storage; Lead; Vegetables

Indexed keywords

APIUM GRAVEOLENS RAPACEUM; BETA VULGARIS SUBSP. VULGARIS; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. BOTRYTIS; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. GEMMIFERA; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. ITALICA; DAUCUS CAROTA; PASTINACA SATIVA; PHASEOLUS VULGARIS; PISUM SATIVUM; SPINACIA OLERACEA; TETRAGONIA TETRAGONIOIDES; VICIA FABA;

EID: 34547931503     PISSN: 12301485     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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