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Phytosterols in wheat genotypes in the HEALTHGRAIN Diversity Screen.
Journal of agricultural and food chemistry - 12 Nov 2008
Nurmi Tanja, Nyström Laura, Edelmann Minnamari, Lampi Anna-Maija, Piironen Vieno
Abstract excerpt
The phytosterol contents of 130 winter wheat, 20 spring wheat, 10 durum wheat, 5 spelt, 5 einkorn, and 5 emmer wheat genotypes, grown at the same location in the same year, were analyzed with gas chromatography. Considerable variation was observed in total phytosterol contents in all wheat types. The total sterol contents ranged from 670 to 959 microg/g of dm in winter wheat and from 797 to 949 microg/g of dm in...
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