Correlation between sugar and saponin contents and sensory attributes of white asparagus

Journal fur Verbraucherschutz und Lebensmittelsicherheit

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 305-311

  Brueckner, Bernhard ^a   Schwarzbach, Anita ^b   Schrödter, Rüdiger ^c  

^a Inst Veg Orn Crops G Erfurt   (Germany)

^b Bundesamt für Verbraucherschutz und Lebensmittelsicherheit ^*  (Germany)

^c Prosens GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Asparagus; Saponins; Sensory attributes; Sugars

Indexed keywords

ASPARAGUS;

EID: 77956131233     PISSN: 16615751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00003-010-0595-x     Document Type: Article

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