Trace element levels in some dried fruit samples from Turkey

International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition

Volumn 59, Issue 7-8, 2008, Pages 581-589

  Duran, Ali ^a   Tuzen, Mustafa ^a   Soylak, Mustafa ^b  

^a GAZIOSMANPASA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ERCIYES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Atomic absorption spectrometry; Dried fruits; Kayseri; Trace elements; Turkey

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COBALT; COPPER; IRON; LEAD; MANGANESE; NICKEL; TRACE ELEMENT;

APRICOT; ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD COMPOSITION; FRUIT; GRAPE; MULBERRY; NONHUMAN; PLUM; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD PRESERVATION; FRUIT; METALS, HEAVY; TRACE ELEMENTS; TURKEY;

LONCHOCARPUS CAPASSA; MORUS ALBA; PRUNUS ARMENIACA; PRUNUS NIGRA; SPONDIAS DULCIS; VITACEAE;

EID: 56349134513     PISSN: 09637486     EISSN: 14653478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13561820701507910     Document Type: Article

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