Fructan and free fructose content of common Australian vegetables and fruit

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 55, Issue 16, 2007, Pages 6619-6627

  Muir, Jane G ^a   Shepherd, Susan J ^a   Rosella, Ourania ^a   Rose, Mary ^a   Barrett, Jacqueline S ^a   Gibson, Peter R ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Food composition; Fructan; Fructose; Fruit; Vegetables

Indexed keywords

FRUCTAN; FRUCTOSE; POLYMER;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHEMISTRY; FRUIT; VEGETABLE;

AUSTRALIA; FRUCTANS; FRUCTOSE; FRUIT; POLYMERS; VEGETABLES;

ALLIUM ASCALONICUM; ALLIUM CEPA; ALLIUM PORRUM; ALLIUM SATIVUM; CUCUMIS; CYNARA SCOLYMUS; DIOSPYROS; PRUNUS PERSICA;

EID: 34548030179     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf070623x     Document Type: Article

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