Flow injection analysis of nitrate-N determination in root vegetables: Study of the effects of cooking

Food Chemistry

Volumn 116, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 561-566

  Chetty, Adrian Avinesh ^a   Prasad, Surendra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC   (Fiji)

Author keywords

Fiji; Fiji root vegetables; Flow injection analysis; Nitrate; Nitrate in root vegetables; Root vegetables

Indexed keywords

CHLORIDE; ETHYLENEDIAMINE DERIVATIVE; N (1 NAPHTHYL)ETHYLENEDIAMINE; NITRATE; SULFANILAMIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CARROT; COLOCASIA ESCULENTA; COLORIMETRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOKING; FIJI; FLOW INJECTION ANALYSIS; FOOD ANALYSIS; POTATO; ROOT VEGETABLE; SWEET POTATO;

COLOCASIA ESCULENTA; DAUCUS CAROTA; IPOMOEA BATATAS; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 67349207872     PISSN: 03088146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2009.03.006     Document Type: Article

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