Identification of main fine or flavour components in two genotypes of the cocoa tree (Theobroma cacao L.)

Journal of Applied Botany and Food Quality

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 90-98

  Kadow, Daniel ^a   Bohlmann, Joerg ^b   Phillips, Wilberth ^c   Lieberei, Reinhard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^c CATIE   (Costa Rica)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COCOA; GENOTYPE; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PROTEIN; VOLATILE SUBSTANCE;

THEOBROMA CACAO;

EID: 84923135996     PISSN: 16139216     EISSN: 1439040X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5073/JABFQ.2013.086.013     Document Type: Article

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