Selenium content of Portuguese unifloral honeys

Journal of Food Composition and Analysis

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 351-355

  Costa Silva, Filipe ^a   Maia, Miguel ^b   Matos, Carlos C ^a   Calçada, Ema ^a   Barros, Ana I R N A ^a   Nunes, Fernando M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

^b Apismaia Beekeeping Service   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Castanea sativa; Citrus spp.; Echium plantagineum; Erica spp.; Eucalyptus spp.; Food analysis; Food composition; Honey; Lavandula stoechas; Selenium; Unifloral

Indexed keywords

CASTANEA SATIVA; CITRUS; ECHIUM; ECHIUM PLANTAGINEUM; ERICA; EUCALYPTUS; LAVANDULA; LAVANDULA STOECHAS;

EID: 79955026267     PISSN: 08891575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfca.2010.09.019     Document Type: Article

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