Using azomethine-H method determination of boron contents of various foods consumed in Hatay Region in Turkey

Food Chemistry

Volumn 115, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 711-714

  Sungur, Şana ^a   Okur, Ramazan ^a  

^a MUSTAFA KEMAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Azomethine H method; Boron concentration; Food; Fruit; UV vis spectroscopy; Vegetable

Indexed keywords

EID: 61349106525     PISSN: 03088146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2008.11.103     Document Type: Article

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