Intensity of bitterness of processed yerba mate leaves originated in two contrasted light environments

The bitterness intensity of beverage prepared from the leaves produced on the males and females of yerba mate (Ilex paraguariensis), grown in the forest understory and monoculture, was evaluated. The leaves were grouped by their position (in the crown and on the branch tips) and by the leaf age. The...

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Main Authors: Miroslava Rakocevic, Moacir José Sales Medrado, Fernando Lucambio, Alice Teresa Valduga
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto de Tecnologia do Paraná (Tecpar) 2008-06-01
Series:Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132008000300018