Nutrient composition of six wild edible Mediterranean Asteraceae plants of dietary interest

Journal of Food Composition and Analysis

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 163-170

  Garcia Herrera P ^a   Sanchez Mata M C ^a   Camara M ^a   Fernandez Ruiz V ^a   Diez Marques C ^a   Molina, M ^b   Tardio J ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b Agrario y Alimentario (IMIDRA)   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biodiversity and nutrition; Chondrilla juncea; Cichorium intybus; Food analysis; Food composition; Food nutrient database; Minerals; Scolymus hispanicus; Silybum marianum; Sonchus oleraceus; Taraxacum obovatum; Traditional foods; Wild edible plants

Indexed keywords

EID: 84902107045     PISSN: 08891575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfca.2014.02.009     Document Type: Article

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