A contribution to nutritional studies on Crocus sativus flowers and their value as food

Journal of Food Composition and Analysis

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 101-108

  Serrano Díaz, Jéssica ^a,b   Sánchez, Ana M ^c   Martínez Tomé, Magdalena ^b   Winterhalter, Peter ^c   Alonso, Gonzalo L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bio residues; Crocus sativus L.; Dietary fiber; Flower parts; Food analysis; Food composition; Minerals; Proximate composition; Saffron

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885039222     PISSN: 08891575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfca.2013.03.009     Document Type: Article

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