The relative contributions of vitamin C, carotenoids and phenolics to the antioxidant potential of fruit juices

Food Chemistry

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 471-474

  Gardner, Peter T ^a   White, Tamsin A C ^a   McPhail, Donald B ^a   Duthie, Garry G ^a  

^a ROWETT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antioxidant capacity; Fruit juices

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; CAROTENOID; PHENOL DERIVATIVE;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOD ANALYSIS; FRUIT JUICE; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL VALUE;

ANANAS COMOSUS; CITRUS; MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 0033991679     PISSN: 03088146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0308-8146(99)00225-3     Document Type: Article

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