A Survey of Nitrate and Nitrite Concentrations in Conventional and Organic-Labeled Raw Vegetables at Retail

Journal of Food Science

Volumn 80, Issue 5, 2015, Pages C942-C949

  Nuñez de González, Maryuri T ^a   Osburn, Wesley N ^b   Hardin, Margaret D ^b   Longnecker, Michael ^b   Garg, Harsha K ^c   Bryan, Nathan S ^c   Keeton, Jimmy T ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE ORIENTE   (Venezuela)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Nitrate; Nitrite; Organic; Retail; Vegetables

Indexed keywords

APIUM GRAVEOLENS VAR. DULCE; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. CAPITATA; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. ITALICA; LACTUCA; SPINACIA OLERACEA;

NITRIC ACID DERIVATIVE; NITRITE;

ANALYSIS; BRASSICA; CELERY; CHEMISTRY; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; HUMAN; LETTUCE; ORGANIC FARMING; ORGANIC FOOD; SPINACH; UNITED STATES; VEGETABLE;

APIUM GRAVEOLENS; BRASSICA; COMMERCE; FOOD, ORGANIC; HUMANS; LETTUCE; NITRATES; NITRITES; ORGANIC AGRICULTURE; SPINACIA OLERACEA; UNITED STATES; VEGETABLES;

EID: 84929128672     PISSN: 00221147     EISSN: 17503841     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1750-3841.12858     Document Type: Article

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