Antioxidant Properties of Catechins and Green Tea Extracts in Model Food Emulsions

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 45, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 4267-4270

  Roedig Penman, Andrea ^a   Gordon, Michael H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Emulsions; Epicatechin gallate; Epigallocatechin gallate; Green tea

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000991001     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf9705936     Document Type: Article

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