Antioxidant capacity and quercetin levels in Alaska wild berries

International Journal of Fruit Science

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 83-91

  Leiner, Roseann Hartke ^a   Holloway, Patricia S ^a   Neal, David B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bog blueberry; Crowberry; Empetrum nigrum; Highbush cranberry; Lingonberry; ORAC; Vaccinium uliginosum; Vaccinium vitus idaea; Viburnum edule

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; CHEMICAL COMPOUND; FOOD STORAGE; FRUIT; HARVESTING;

ALASKA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EMPETRUM; EMPETRUM NIGRUM; VACCINIUM; VACCINIUM MACROCARPON; VACCINIUM ULIGINOSUM; VACCINIUM VITIS-IDAEA; VACCINIUM VITUS-IDAEA; VIBURNUM; VIBURNUM EDULE;

EID: 33750725691     PISSN: 15538362     EISSN: 15538621     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J492v06n01_06     Document Type: Article

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