Dry matter content and stability of carotenoids in kale and spinach during drying

HortScience

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1731-1736

  Lefsrud, Mark ^a   Kopsell, Dean ^b   Sams, Carl ^b   Wills, Jim ^b   Both, A J ^c  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^c RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brassica; Crop production; Dry matter; Functional foods; Lutein; Spinacia; carotene

Indexed keywords

ACEPHALA; BRASSICA; BRASSICA OLERACEA; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. CAPITATA; SPINACIA; SPINACIA OLERACEA;

EID: 52449107758     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.43.6.1731     Document Type: Article

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