Ascorbic acid content in exotic fruits: A contribution to produce quality data for food composition databases

Food Research International

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 2237-2242

  Valente, Ana ^a   Albuquerque, Tânia Gonçalves ^a   Sanches Silva, Ana ^a   Costa, Helena S ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH DR RICARDO JORGE   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Ascorbic acid; Dietary reference intake; Exotic fruits; Food composition databases; HPLC

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACIDS; DIETARY REFERENCE INTAKE; EXOTIC FRUITS; FOOD COMPOSITION DATABASE; HPLC;

DATABASE SYSTEMS; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; KETONES; ORGANIC ACIDS; VEGETABLES; WATER CONTENT;

FRUITS;

ARBUTUS;

EID: 79959937842     PISSN: 09639969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2011.02.012     Document Type: Article

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