European nutrition and health claims on foods: The case of Lycopene

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 823, Issue , 2009, Pages 243-248

  Camara M ^a   Fernandez Ruiz V ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Health claims; Lycopene; Tomato

Indexed keywords

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 70350094257     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2009.823.33     Document Type: Conference Paper

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