Descriptive analysis of Rubus honey from the north-west of Spain

International Journal of Food Science and Technology

Volumn 46, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 2329-2336

  Escuredo, Olga ^a   Seijo, Maria Carmen ^a   Fernández González, Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Characterisation; Physicochemical properties; Rubus honey; Sugar content

Indexed keywords

CHARACTERISATION; DEPENDENT VARIABLES; DESCRIPTIVE ANALYSIS; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; FLAVONOID CONTENT; INDEPENDENT VARIABLES; MINERAL CONTENT; PHYSICOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; RUBUS HONEY; STEPWISE REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SUGAR COMPOSITION; SUGAR CONTENT;

AMBER; COLOR; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; PHENOLS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SUGARS;

FOOD PRODUCTS;

CASTANEA; CYTISUS; ECHIUM; ERICA; EUCALYPTUS; RUBUS; TRIFOLIUM;

EID: 80054701933     PISSN: 09505423     EISSN: 13652621     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2621.2011.02753.x     Document Type: Article

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