Folate Content in Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum). Influence of Cultivar, Ripeness, Year of Harvest, and Pasteurization and Storage Temperatures

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 57, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 4739-4745

  Iniesta, M Dolores ^a   Pérez Conesa, Darío ^a   García Alonso, Javier ^a   Ros, Gaspar ^a   Periago, M Jesus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

5 Methyltetrahydrofolate; Cultivar; Homogenization; Pasteurization; Ripeness; Storage; Tetrahydrofolate; Tomato

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BEVERAGE; CHEMISTRY; EVALUATION; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD INDUSTRY; METHODOLOGY; TEMPERATURE; TIME; TOMATO;

BEVERAGES; FOLIC ACID; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD-PROCESSING INDUSTRY; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; TETRA;

EID: 67149146562     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf900363r     Document Type: Article

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