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Canary Honeys from Tenerife. Part 2: Composition of Extractive Compounds

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|Dec 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jas-2025-0011 | Journal eISSN: 2299-4831 | Journal ISSN: 1643-4439
Language: English
Page range: 121 - 134
Submitted on: Apr 30, 2025
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Accepted on: Oct 10, 2025
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Published on: Dec 21, 2025
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