Antioxidant actions and phenolic and vitamin C contents of common Mauritian exotic fruits

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 83, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 496-502

  Luximon Ramma, Amitabye ^a   Bahorun, Theeshan ^a   Crozier, Alan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAURITIUS   (Mauritius)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antioxidant activity; Exotic fruits; Flavonoids; FRAP; Proanthocyanidins; TEAC; Total phenols; Vitamin C

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; FOOD SCIENCE; FRUIT;

AVERRHOA CARAMBOLA; MAURITIUS; PSIDIUM CATTLEIANUM; PSIDIUM GUAJAVA; SYZYGIUM CUMINI;

EID: 0037383948     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.1365     Document Type: Article

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