Monitoring programme on nitrates in vegetables and vegetable-based baby foods marketed in the Region of Valencia, Spain: Levels and estimated daily intake

Food Additives and Contaminants - Part A

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 478-486

  Pardo Marin O ^a   Yusa Pelecha V ^a   Villalba Martin P ^a   Perez Dasi J A ^a  

^a Public Health Research Center (CSISP)   (Spain)

Author keywords

Baby food; Exposure; High performance liquid chromatography (HPLC); Nitrate; Quality assurance; Risk assessment; Vegetables

Indexed keywords

NITRATE;

ARTICHOKE; ARTICLE; BABY FOOD; CARROT; CONSUMER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD QUALITY; LETTUCE; MARKETING; NUTRIENT CONTENT; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; POTATO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPAIN; SPINACH; VEGETABLE;

BETA VULGARIS CICLA; CYNARA SCOLYMUS; DAUCUS CAROTA; LACTUCA; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; SPINACIA OLERACEA;

EID: 77949530903     PISSN: 19440049     EISSN: 14645122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19440040903439804     Document Type: Article

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