Anthocyanins of Fruits and Vegetables - Their Occurrence, Analysis and Role in Human

Vegetable Crops Research Bulletin

Volumn 68, Issue , 2008, Pages 5-22

  Horbowicz, Marcin ^a   Grzesiuk, Anna ^a   DĘBski, Henryk ^a   Kosson, Ryszard ^b  

^a SIEDLCE UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES   (Poland)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF HORTICULTURE   (Poland)

Author keywords

analytical methods; anthocyanins; fruits; nutrition value; occurrence; vegetables

Indexed keywords

EID: 78049482434     PISSN: 15069427     EISSN: 18987761     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/v10032-008-0001-8     Document Type: Article

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