Analysis of Nitrite and Nitrate in Foods: Overview of Chemical, Regulatory and Analytical Aspects

Advances in Food and Nutrition Research

Volumn 81, Issue , 2017, Pages 65-107

  Merino, L ^a   Ornemark U ^b   Toldra F ^c  

^a National Food Agency   (Sweden)

^b Emendo Dokumentgranskning   (Sweden)

^c INSTITUTO DE AGROQUÍMICA Y TECNOLOGÍA DE ALIMENTOS CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bias recovery; Derivatization; Metrological traceability; Nitrate; Nitrite; Nitrous acid; Target uncertainty; Validation

Indexed keywords

NITRIC ACID DERIVATIVE; NITRITE;

ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; DIET; FOOD ANALYSIS; HUMAN; LAW;

ANIMALS; DIET; FOOD ANALYSIS; HUMANS; LEGISLATION, FOOD; NITRATES; NITRITES;

EID: 85007605891     PISSN: 10434526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/bs.afnr.2016.11.004     Document Type: Chapter

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