Saccharose degradation over time in stored honey: Influence of time, temperature, enzyme activity and botanical origin

Journal of Food and Nutrition Research

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 217-224

  Lichtenberg Kraag, Birgit ^a  

^a Institute for Bee Research   (Germany)

Author keywords

Honey; Invertase activity; Saccharose

Indexed keywords

APOIDEA;

EID: 84870752516     PISSN: 13368672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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