Survey of the chemical composition of 571 European bottled mineral waters

Journal of Food Composition and Analysis

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 376-385

  Bertoldi, Daniela ^a   Bontempo, Luana ^a   Larcher, Roberto ^a   Nicolini, Giorgio ^a   Voerkelius, Susanne ^b   Lorenz, Gesine D ^b   Ueckermann, Henriette ^c   Froeschl, Heinz ^d   Baxter, Malcolm J ^e   Hoogewerff, Jurian ^c   Brereton, Paul ^e  

^a RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CENTRE   (Italy)

^b HYDROISOTOP GMBH   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^d Seibersdorf Labor GmbH   (Austria)

^e FOOD AND ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Food analysis; Food composition; Health concern; Inorganic composition; Mineral waters; Nutrition; Product analysis; Regulation; Trace elements

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955022442     PISSN: 08891575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfca.2010.07.005     Document Type: Article

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