Palynological and physicochemical data characterisation of honeys produced in the Entre-Douro e Minho region of Portugal

International Journal of Food Science and Technology

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1255-1262

  Feás, Xesús ^a,b   Pires, José ^a   Estevinho, María Letícia ^c   Iglesias, Antonio ^b   de Araujo, José Pedro Pinto ^a  

^a INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO DE VIANA DO CASTELO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO DE BRAGANÇA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Entre Douro e Minho; Honey; Melissopalynology; Physicochemical analysis; Portugal

Indexed keywords

ENTRE-DOURO E MINHO; HONEY; MELISSOPALYNOLOGY; PHYSICOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; PORTUGAL;

SUGAR (SUCROSE);

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY;

CITRUS; EUCALYPTUS;

EID: 77955569611     PISSN: 09505423     EISSN: 13652621     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2621.2010.02268.x     Document Type: Article

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