The flavor of pomegranate fruit: A review

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 21-27

  Mayuoni Kirshinbaum, Lina ^a,b   Porat, Ron ^a  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Aroma; Astringency; Flavor; Pomegranate; Taste

Indexed keywords

CITRIC ACID; FRUCTOSE; GLUCOSE; MALIC ACID; MALIC ACID DERIVATIVE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AROMA; ASTRINGENCY; CHEMISTRY; FLAVOR; FOOD PRESERVATION; FRUIT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LYTHRACEAE; ODOR; PLANT SEED; POMEGRANATE; REVIEW; SENSATION; TASTE;

AROMA; ASTRINGENCY; FLAVOR; POMEGRANATE; TASTE;

CITRIC ACID; FOOD PRESERVATION; FRUCTOSE; FRUIT; GLUCOSE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALATES; ODORS; PUNICACEAE; SEEDS; SENSATION; SMELL; TASTE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84887248388     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.6311     Document Type: Review

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