Comparison of Mineral Element Content in a Functional Food Maca (Lepidium meyenii Walp.) from Asia and South America

Journal of Analytical Methods in Chemistry

Volumn 2015, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Zhang, Ji ^a   Wang, Han Mo ^a   Zhao, Yan Li ^a   Zuo, Zhi Tian ^a   Wang, Yuan Zhong ^a   Jin, Hang ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MEDICINAL PLANTS   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BORON; CHROMIUM; COBALT; CUPROUS ION; LITHIUM ION; MINERAL; NICKEL; SODIUM ION; ZINC ION;

ARTICLE; CHINA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRY WEIGHT; FLAME PHOTOMETRY; FUNCTIONAL FOOD; LEPIDIUM; LEPIDIUM MEYENII; MACA; PERU; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 84937687976     PISSN: 20908865     EISSN: 20908873     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2015/530541     Document Type: Article

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