Effects of blueberry and cranberry juice consumption on the plasma antioxidant capacity of healthy female volunteers

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 405-408

  Pedersen, C B ^a   Kyle, J ^b   Jenkinson, A McE ^b   Gardner, P T ^b   McPhail, D B ^b   Duthie, G G ^b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b ROWETT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antioxidant capacity; Blueberry; Cranberry; Phenolics; Vitamin C

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; IRON DERIVATIVE; NITROSO DERIVATIVE; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; POTASSIUM DERIVATIVE; SUCROSE; SULFONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; TRIAZINE DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT JUICE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PLASMA; REDUCTION; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VOLUNTEER;

ADULT; ANTIOXIDANTS; ASCORBIC ACID; BEVERAGES; CHELATING AGENTS; FEMALE; FERRIC COMPOUNDS; FRUIT; HUMANS; KINETICS; NITROSO COMPOUNDS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PHENOLS; TRIAZINES;

EID: 0034020768     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1600972     Document Type: Article

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