Antioxidant Content of Whole Grain Breakfast Cereals, Fruits and Vegetables

Journal of the American College of Nutrition

Volumn 19, Issue , 2000, Pages 312S-319S

  Miller, Harold E ^a   Rigelhof, Fred ^a   Marquart, Leonard ^a   Prakash, Aruna ^a   Kanter, Mitch ^a  

^a GENERAL MILLS INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Breakfast cereal; Diphenylpicrylhydrazyl; DPPH; Fruit; Vegetable; Whole grain

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; CEREAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIET THERAPY; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; MEAL; VEGETABLE; WHEAT;

ANTIOXIDANTS; CEREALS; DIET; FOOD ANALYSIS; FRUIT; HUMANS; VEGETABLES;

BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. CAPITATA; ILEX COOKII; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0034118498     PISSN: 07315724     EISSN: 15411087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07315724.2000.10718966     Document Type: Article

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