Antioxidant Capacity as Influenced by Total Phenolic and Anthocyanin Content, Maturity, and Variety of Vaccinium Species

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 46, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 2686-2693

  Prior, Ronald L ^a   Cao, Guohua ^a,b   Martin, Antonio ^a   Sofic, Emin ^a   McEwen, John ^a   O'Brien, Christine ^a   Lischner, Neal ^a   Ehlenfeldt, Mark ^c   Kalt, Willy ^d   Krewer, Gerard ^e   Mainland, C Mike ^f  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^d Agriculture and Agri Food Canada Kentville   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^f Horticulture Crops Research Station   (United States)

Author keywords

Ascorbate; Bilberry; Blueberry; Highbush; HPLC; Lowbush; ORAC; Rabbiteye; Vitamin C

Indexed keywords

ILEX COOKII; MYRTILLUS; VACCINIUM; VACCINIUM ANGUSTIFOLIUM; VACCINIUM CORYMBOSUM; VACCINIUM MYRTILLUS; VACCINIUM VIRGATUM;

EID: 0001294216     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf980145d     Document Type: Article

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