Variation of hydrogen, carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen stable isotope ratios in an american diet: Fast food meals

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 56, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 4084-4091

  Chesson, Lesley A ^a,b   Podłesak, David W ^a   Thompson, Alexandra H ^a,b   Cerling, Thure E ^a,b   Ehleringer, James R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b IsoForensics Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

American diet; Beef; Bread; Carbon; Fast food; Hydrogen; Nitrogen; Oxygen; Potato; Stable isotope

Indexed keywords

CARBON; DEUTERIUM; NITROGEN; OXYGEN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BREAD; CATERING SERVICE; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; DIET; FOOD ANALYSIS; MEAT; POTATO; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; BREAD; CARBON ISOTOPES; CATTLE; DEUTERIUM; DIET; FOOD ANALYSIS; MEAT; NITROGEN ISOTOPES; OXYGEN ISOTOPES; RESTAURANTS; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; BOS; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 47049121234     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf0733618     Document Type: Article

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