Antioxidant and micronutrient quality of fruit and root vegetables from the Indian subcontinent and their comparative performance with green leafy vegetables and fruits

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 85, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1469-1476

  Tarwadi, Kirtan ^a   Agte, Vaishali ^a  

^a AGHARKAR RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxidant capacity; Fruit vegetables; Fruits; GLV; Micronutrients; Root vegetables

Indexed keywords

AEGLE; AEGLE MARMELOS; CURCUMA; CURCUMA AMADA; CURCUMA LONGA; DIOSCOREA ALATA; GARCINIA; GARCINIA INDICA; GIARDIA LAMBLIA VIRUS; MANGIFERA INDICA; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA; PSIDIUM GUAJAVA; SPINACIA OLERACEA; ZINGIBER OFFICINALE;

EID: 21244500949     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.2141     Document Type: Article

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