Analysis of volatile compounds from Iberian hams: A review

Grasas y Aceites

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 432-454

  Narvaez Rivas M ^a   Gallardo, E ^a   Leon Camacho M ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE LA GRASA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Dry cured Process; Gas Chromatography; Hams; Iberian Pigs; Review; Volatile compounds

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL METHOD; DRY-CURED IBERIAN HAM; DRY-CURED PROCESS; HAMS; IBERIAN PIGS; NITROGENOUS COMPOUNDS; VOLATILE COMPOUNDS;

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; CURING; DRYING; ESTERS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; KETONES; REVIEWS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

SUIDAE;

EID: 84870781663     PISSN: 00173495     EISSN: 19884214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3989/gya.070112     Document Type: Review

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