Three-year comparison of the content of antioxidant microconstituents and several quality characteristics in organic and conventionally managed tomatoes and bell peppers

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 54, Issue 21, 2006, Pages 8244-8252

  Chassy, Alexander W ^a   Bui, Linh ^b   Renaud, Erica N C ^c   Van Horn, Mark ^a   Mitchell, Alyson E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Masterfoods USA   (United States)

^c Seeds of Change   (United States)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Ascorbic acid quercetin; Flavonoids; Kaempferol; Luteolin; Total phenolics

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; KAEMPFEROL; KAEMPFEROL DERIVATIVE; QUERCETIN;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FRUIT; HEALTH FOOD; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PEPPER; QUALITY CONTROL; TOMATO;

ANTIOXIDANTS; ASCORBIC ACID; CAPSICUM; FRUIT; HEALTH FOOD; KAEMPFEROLS; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; NUTRITIVE VALUE; QUALITY CONTROL; QUERCETIN;

CAPSICUM; CAPSICUM ANNUUM; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 33751220215     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf060950p     Document Type: Article

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