Carotenoid content in cow milk from organic and conventional farms in Southern Brazil

Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment

Volumn 11, Issue 3-4, 2013, Pages 221-224

  Kuhnen, Shirley ^a   Moacyr, Juliana Roemers ^a   Trevisan, Rafael ^a   Machado Filho, Luiz Carlos Pinheiro ^a   Maraschin, Marcelo ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Carotenoids; Lutein; Organic milk; Zeaxanthin; carotene

Indexed keywords

CAROTENOID; MILK FAT; XANTHOPHYLL; ZEAXANTHIN;

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; DAIRYING; DIET; FAT CONTENT; FORAGE; GRAZING MANAGEMENT; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MILK; NUTRIENT CONTENT; ORGANIC FOOD; QUESTIONNAIRE; SILAGE; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84887589422     PISSN: 14590255     EISSN: 14590263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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