Provitamin A and vitamin C contents in selected California-grown cantaloupe and honeydew melons and imported melons

Journal of Food Composition and Analysis

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 194-201

  Laur, Lisa M ^a   Tian, Li ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Carotene; Ascorbic acid; Cantaloupe; Carotenoid; Cucumis melo; Dehydroascorbic acid; Food analysis; Food composition; Honeydew; Lutein; Muskmelon; Provitamin A; Vitamin C

Indexed keywords

CUCUMIS; CUCUMIS MELO; CUCUMIS MELO VAR. INODORUS;

EID: 79952037977     PISSN: 08891575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfca.2010.07.009     Document Type: Article

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