Evaluation of bioactive properties of pollen extracts as functional dietary food supplement

Innovative Food Science and Emerging Technologies

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 171-174

  Kroyer, G ^a   Hegedus, N ^a  

^a VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Bee collected pollen; Free radical scavenger; Functional food; Pollen extracts; Polyphenols

Indexed keywords

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EID: 0042834376     PISSN: 14668564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1466-8564(01)00039-X     Document Type: Article

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