Micronutrient contents in organic and conventional tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum L.)

International Journal of Food Science and Technology

Volumn 46, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1561-1568

  Ordóñez Santos, Luis Eduardo ^a,b   Vázquez Odériz, M Lourdes ^b   Romero Rodríguez, M Angeles ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE COLOMBIA   (Colombia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Carotenoid; Minerals; Organic acid; Phenolic compound; Tomato

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACIDS; CAROTENOID; GENERAL PUBLICS; LYCOPENES; NUTRITIONAL PROPERTIES; ORGANIC FOODS; PHENOLIC COMPOUNDS; SOIL FERTILITY; SOLANUM LYCOPERSICUM; TOMATO;

CITRIC ACID; CULTIVATION; FRUITS; KETONES; MANGANESE; NUTRIENTS; PHENOLS; PLANTS (BOTANY); SODIUM; TRACE ELEMENTS; ZINC;

ORGANIC MINERALS;

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; SOLANUM;

EID: 79959989746     PISSN: 09505423     EISSN: 13652621     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2621.2011.02648.x     Document Type: Article

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