Standardized methods for the determination of antioxidant capacity and phenolics in foods and dietary supplements

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 53, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 4290-4302

  Prior, Ronald L ^a   Wu, Xianli ^a   Schaich, Karen ^b  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antioxidant capacity; Dietary supplements; Folin Ciocalteu method; Foods; Nutraceuticals; ORAC; Standardized methods; TEAC

Indexed keywords

6-HYDROXY-2,5,7,8-TETRAMETHYLCHROMAN-2-CARBOXYLIC ACID; ANTIOXIDANT; CHROMAN DERIVATIVE; FLUORESCENT DYE; FOLIN'S PHENOL REAGENT; MOLYBDENUM; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; TROLOX C; TUNGSTEN DERIVATIVE;

CHEMISTRY; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FOOD ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; STANDARD;

ANTIOXIDANTS; CHEMILUMINESCENT MEASUREMENTS; CHROMANS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FLUORESCENT DYES; FOOD ANALYSIS; MOLYBDENUM; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PHENOLS; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TUNGSTEN COMPOUNDS;

EID: 20844445334     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf0502698     Document Type: Review

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