The potential of South African plants in the development of new food and beverage products

South African Journal of Botany

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 857-868

  Van Wyk, B E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Beverages; Botanical diversity; Commercial potential; Food plants; Fruit flavours; Health foods; New products; Research and development

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BREWING INDUSTRY; COMMERCIAL SPECIES; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD MARKET; FOOD PROCESSING; FRUIT; HORTICULTURE; MARKETING; NATIVE SPECIES; PRIORITIZATION; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; VEGETABLE;

SOUTHERN AFRICA;

EID: 81255188013     PISSN: 02546299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sajb.2011.08.003     Document Type: Article

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