Antioxidant phytochemicals in broccoli (Brassica oleracea L. var. italica Plenck) cultivars

Journal of Food Science and Technology

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 391-393

  Jagdish, Singh ^a   Rai, M ^a   Upadhyay, A K ^a   Bahadur, A ^a   Chaurasia, S N S ^a   Singh, K P ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF VEGETABLE RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Tocopherol; Carotene; Antioxidants; Brassica oleracea; Broccoli; Lutein; Phenols; Phytochemicals; Vitamin C

Indexed keywords

FOOD PRODUCTS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PHENOLS; VITAMINS;

Α-TOCOPHEROL; Β-CAROTENE; BRASSICA OLERACEA; BROCCOLI; LUTEIN; PHYTOCHEMICALS;

ANTIOXIDANTS;

BRASSICA OLERACEA; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. CAPITATA; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. ITALICA;

EID: 33745948339     PISSN: 00221155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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