Characterization of chemical composition of bee pollen in China

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 708-718

  Yang, Kai ^a,b   Wu, Dan ^a   Ye, Xingqian ^a   Liu, Donghong ^a   Chen, Jianchu ^a   Sun, Peilong ^b  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

amino acids; chemical composition analysis; Chinese bee pollen; fatty acids; minerals; nutrition

Indexed keywords

ACID DISTRIBUTION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; CHINESE BEE POLLEN; DIETARY FIBERS; ESSENTIAL AMINO ACIDS; FATTY ACID COMPOSITION; FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS; FREE AMINO ACIDS; GLUTAMIC ACID; LOAD QUALITY; MEAN VALUES; MINERAL ELEMENT; NELUMBO NUCIFERA GAERTN; NUTRITIONAL COMPOSITIONS; PROXIMATE COMPOSITIONS; THERAPEUTIC VALUES;

FATTY ACIDS; LEAD; MANGANESE; MERCURY (METAL); MINERALS; NUTRITION; SATURATED FATTY ACIDS; UNSATURATED FATTY ACIDS;

AMINO ACIDS;

AMINO ACID; TRACE ELEMENT; UNSATURATED FATTY ACID;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEE; CHEMISTRY; CHINA; DIETARY FIBER; METABOLISM; POLLEN;

AMINO ACIDS; ANIMALS; BEES; CHINA; DIETARY FIBER; FATTY ACIDS, UNSATURATED; POLLEN; TRACE ELEMENTS;

APOIDEA; NELUMBO NUCIFERA;

EID: 84872873141     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: 15205118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf304056b     Document Type: Article

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