Carotenoid composition in mature Capsicum annuum

Food Science and Technology Research

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 77-80

  Suzuki, Keiko ^a   Mori, Mayumi ^a   Ishikawa, Keiko ^b   Takizawa, Kimiko ^b   Nunomura, Osamu ^b  

^a SAGAMI WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Nihon Horticultural Production Institute   (Japan)

Author keywords

carotene; Capsanthin; Capsicum annuum; Carotenoid

Indexed keywords

CAPSICUM ANNUUM;

EID: 35348849716     PISSN: 13446606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3136/fstr.13.77     Document Type: Article

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