Sugar and protein profiles of omani honey from muscat and batinah regions of Oman

International Journal of Food Properties

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 675-690

  Sajwani, Alia Mohamed ^a   Eltayeb, Elsadig A ^a   Farook, Sardar A ^a   Patzelt, Annette ^a  

^a SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

Author keywords

Fructose; Glucose; Honey; HPLC; Maltose; Protein; Sucrose

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; FRUCTOSE; GLUCOSE; MALTOSE; PROTEINS;

HONEY SAMPLES; MEAN PERCENTAGE; OMANI HONEY; PROTEIN CONTENT;

FOOD PRODUCTS;

EID: 35648994886     PISSN: 10942912     EISSN: 15322386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10942910601118904     Document Type: Article

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