Effect of different drying methods on saffron (crocus sativus L) quality

Iranian Journal of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 85-89

  Maghsoodi, Vida ^a   Kazemi, Akhtar ^a   Akhondi, Ebrahim ^a  

^a SHARIF UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Crocin; Crocus sativus; Drying temperature; Picrocrocin; Quantitative analysis; Saffron; Safranal

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865563418     PISSN: 10219986     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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