Picrocrocin content and quality categories in different (345) worldwide samples of saffron (Crocus sativus L.)

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 1305-1312

  Priscila Del Campo, C ^a   Carmona, Manuel ^a   Maggi, Luana ^a   Kanakis, Charalabos D ^b   Anastasaki, Eirini G ^b   Tarantilis, Petros A ^b   Polissiou, Moschos G ^b   Alonso, Gonzalo L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

^b AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Crocetin esters; ISO quality standard; Picrocrocin; Saffron

Indexed keywords

CYCLOHEXENE DERIVATIVE; GLUCOSIDE; PICROCROCIN; PLANT EXTRACT; TERPENE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CROCUS; GEOGRAPHY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY;

CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; CROCUS; CYCLOHEXENES; GEOGRAPHY; GLUCOSIDES; PLANT EXTRACTS; TERPENES;

CROCUS; CROCUS SATIVUS;

EID: 74849123746     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf903336t     Document Type: Article

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