Stability of vacuolar betaxanthin pigments in juices from Moroccan yellow Opuntia ficus indica fruits

International Journal of Food Science and Technology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 351-356

  El Gharras, Hasna ^a   Hasib, Aziz ^a   Jaouad, Abderrahim ^b   El Bouadili, Aziz ^a   Schoefs, Benoît ^c  

^a SULTAN MOULAY SLIMANE UNIVERSITY   (Morocco)

^b FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES SEMLALIA   (Morocco)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

Author keywords

Acidity; Betalains; Cactus; Juice; Opuntia ficus indica; Stability; Temperature; Vacuole

Indexed keywords

CACTACEAE; OPUNTIA; OPUNTIA FICUS-INDICA; PYRUS;

EID: 38549093001     PISSN: 09505423     EISSN: 13652621     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2621.2007.01536.x     Document Type: Article

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