Nutritional compounds in figs from the Southern Mediterranean region

International Journal of Food Properties

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 491-499

  Trad, Mehdi ^a   Le Bourvellec, Carine ^b   Gaaliche, Badii ^a   Renard, Catherine M G C ^b   Mars, Messaoud ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUSSE   (Tunisia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AVIGNON   (France)

Author keywords

Alcohol insoluble solids; Ficus carica L.Sugars; Fig; Organic acids; Polyphenols; Tunisia

Indexed keywords

FICUS CARICA; FIG; FRUIT SAMPLES; HYDROXYCINNAMIC ACIDS; NUTRITIVE VALUES; POLYPHENOLS; SOUTHERN MEDITERRANEANS; TUNISIA;

FRUITS; SUGARS;

ORGANIC ACIDS;

EID: 84888386108     PISSN: 10942912     EISSN: 15322386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10942912.2011.642447     Document Type: Article

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