Impact of postharvest handling on carotenoid concentration and composition in High-carotenoid maize (Zea mays L.) kernels

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 58, Issue 14, 2010, Pages 8286-8292

  Burt, Andrew J ^a   Grainger, Christopher M ^a   Young, J Christopher ^b   Shelp, Barry J ^a   Lee, Elizabeth A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b GUELPH RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

carotenoids; drying; HPLC; lutein; Maize (Zea mays L.); postharvest; storage; zeaxanthin

Indexed keywords

CAROTENOID; PLANT EXTRACT;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; EVALUATION; FOOD HANDLING; FREEZE DRYING; MAIZE; METHODOLOGY; TEMPERATURE; EVALUATION STUDY; PROCEDURES;

CAROTENOIDS; FOOD HANDLING; FREEZE DRYING; PLANT EXTRACTS; TEMPERATURE; ZEA MAYS;

ANIMALIA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 77954877353     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: 15205118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf100161r     Document Type: Article

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