Contribution of β-carotene to radical scavenging capacity varies among orange-fleshed sweet potato cultivars

Food Science and Technology Research

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 156-160

  Oki, Tomoyuki ^a   Nagai, Saki ^a   Yoshinaga, Masaru ^a   Nishiba, Yoichi ^a   Suda, Ikuo ^a  

^a NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER FOR KYUSHU OKINAWA REGION   (Japan)

Author keywords

carotene; Ipomoea batatas; Radical scavenging capacity; Sweet potato

Indexed keywords

IPOMOEA BATATAS;

EID: 33750321227     PISSN: 13446606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3136/fstr.12.156     Document Type: Article

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