The polyphenolic content of fruit and vegetables and their antioxidant activities. What does a serving constitute?

Free Radical Research

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 153-162

  Paganga, George ^a   Miller, Nicholas ^a   Rice Evans, Catherine A ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Flavonoid composition; hplc; Hydroxycinnamate; Polyphenol; TEAC; Total antioxidant activity

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; CATECHIN; CHLOROGENIC ACID; COUMARIC ACID; FLAVONE; FLAVONOL; PHLORIZIN; POLYPHENOL; QUERCETIN; RUTOSIDE;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; APPLE; ARTICLE; FRUIT; ONION; TOMATO; VEGETABLE;

ALLIUM CEPA; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 0033032915     PISSN: 10715762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10715769900300161     Document Type: Article

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