Minor and trace elements in different honey types produced in Siena County (Italy)

Food Chemistry

Volumn 107, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1553-1560

  Pisani, Anastasia ^a   Protano, Giuseppe ^a   Riccobono, Francesco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Botanical origin; Element composition; Honey; Honeydew; Italy; Minor and trace elements; Siena County

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; ANTIMONY; ARSENIC; BARIUM; CADMIUM; CALCIUM; CHROMIUM; COBALT; COPPER; IRON; LEAD; MAGNESIUM; MANGANESE; MERCURY; NICKEL; POTASSIUM; SELENIUM; SODIUM; STRONTIUM; THALLIUM; THORIUM; TRACE ELEMENT; URANIUM; ZINC;

ARTICLE; BOTANY; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD COMPOSITION; GEOCHEMISTRY; HONEY; ITALY;

CUCUMIS MELO VAR. INODORUS;

EID: 36448996585     PISSN: 03088146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2007.09.029     Document Type: Article

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