A simple spectrophotometric determination of total β-carotene in food additives with varying E/Z-isomer ratios using an isobestic wavelength

European Food Research and Technology

Volumn 215, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 268-274

  Schierle, Joseph ^a   Schellenberger, Thomas ^b   Fizet, Christian ^a   Betz, Roland ^b  

^a F HOFFMANN LA ROCHE LTD   (Switzerland)

^b BASF SE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Carotene; Geometrical isomers; Isobestic wavelength; Spectrophotometry

Indexed keywords

EID: 4744375503     PISSN: 14382377     EISSN: 14382385     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00217-002-0547-5     Document Type: Article

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