tEvaluation of the antioxidant properties of a methanolic extract from 'Juice Plus fruit' and 'Juice Plus vegetable' (dietary supplements)

Food Chemistry

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 271-274

  Chambers, Stephen J ^a   Lambert, Nigel ^a   Plumb, Geoffrey W ^a   Williamson, Gary ^a  

^a NORWICH RESEARCH PARK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; METHANOL EXTRACTION RESIDUE;

ARTICLE; ASSAY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FRUIT; FRUIT JUICE; VEGETABLE;

EID: 0030273023     PISSN: 03088146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0308-8146(95)00223-5     Document Type: Article

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