Antioxidant activity of extracts from old tea leaves

Food Chemistry

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 285-288

  Zandi, Parvin ^a   Gordon, Michael H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLANT EXTRACT; RAPESEED OIL;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; COOKING; FOOD SPOILAGE; HEATING; TEA;

ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS; SINAPIS ARVENSIS; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 0033043322     PISSN: 03088146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0308-8146(98)00047-8     Document Type: Article

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