Nitrite level of pickled vegetables in Northeast China

Food Control

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 7-10

  Hou, Jun Cai ^a   Jiang, Cheng gang ^b   Long, Zhong chen ^c  

^a NORTHEAST AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (China)

^c Husbandry and Veterinary Bureau of Yichun City   (China)

Author keywords

Nitrite; Pickled cabbage; Pickled cucumber; Pickled tuber mustard; Pickled turnip; Pickled vegetables

Indexed keywords

BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. CAPITATA; BRASSICA RAPA SUBSP. RAPA; CUCUMIS SATIVUS;

EID: 84862770604     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2012.05.067     Document Type: Article

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