Physicochemical characteristics, total phenols and pigments of national and international honeys in Saudi Arabia

Arabian Journal of Chemistry

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 114-120

  Alqarni, Abdulaziz S ^a   Owayss, Ayman A ^a   Mahmoud, Awad A ^b  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b Fayoum University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Honey; Micro constituents; Physicochemical properties; Pigments; Saudi Arabia

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING; CHEMISTRY; PIGMENTS;

HONEY; LOW WATER-CONTENT; MICRO-CONSTITUENTS; PHYSICOCHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; REGIONAL CHARACTERISTICS; SAUDI ARABIA; TOTAL SOLUBLE SOLIDS;

FOOD PRODUCTS;

EID: 84956718756     PISSN: 18785352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arabjc.2012.11.013     Document Type: Article

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