Major and trace elements levels in multifloral and unifloral honeys in Croatia

Journal of Food Composition and Analysis

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 132-138

  Bilandžić, Nina ^a   Gačić, Milica ^b   Dokić, Maja ^a   Sedak, Marija ^a   Šipušić, Durdica Ivanec ^b   Končurat, Ana ^c   Gajger, Ivana Tlak ^b  

^a CROATIAN VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Croatia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

^c Veterinary Institute Kri evci   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Atomic absorption spectrometry; Black locust; Chestnut; Croatia; Food composition; Lime; Multifloral honey; Sage; Trace elements; Unifloral honey

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894073097     PISSN: 08891575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfca.2013.12.002     Document Type: Article

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