Tocopherols in espresso coffee: Analytical method development and validation

Food Chemistry

Volumn 115, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1549-1555

  Alves, Rita C ^a   Casal, Susana ^a   Oliveira, M Beatriz P P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Coffee brew; Espresso coffee; HPLC; Tocopherols; Vitamin E

Indexed keywords

EID: 63049103603     PISSN: 03088146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2009.01.068     Document Type: Article

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