Statistical analysis of mineral concentration for the geographic identification of garlic samples from sicily (Italy), Tunisia and Spain

Foods

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 1-11

  Vadalà, Rossella ^a   Mottese, Antonio F ^a   Bua, Giuseppe D ^a   Salvo, Andrea ^a   Mallamace, Domenico ^a   Corsaro, Carmelo ^a,b   Vasi, Sebastiano ^a   Giofrè, Salvatore V ^a   Alfa, Maria ^a   Cicero, Nicola ^a   Dugo, Giacomo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anticarcinogenesis; Geographic origin; ICP MS; Multi element profile; Nubia Red Garlic; PCA

Indexed keywords

EID: 84975170715     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23048158     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/foods5010020     Document Type: Article

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