Phenolic composition of Flacourtia indica, Opuntia megacantha and Sclerocarya birrea

Food Chemistry

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 82-87

  Ndhlala, A R ^a   Kasiyamhuru, A ^a   Mupure, C ^a   Chitindingu, K ^a   Benhura, M A ^a   Muchuweti, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

Flavanoids; Phenolic acids; Phenolic compounds; Wild fruits

Indexed keywords

CAFFEIC ACID; FERULIC ACID; FLACOURTIA INDICA EXTRACT; FLAVONOID; OPUNTIA MEGACANTHA EXTRACT; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT; SCLEROCARYA BIRREA EXTRACT; TANNIN DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VANILLIC ACID;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COLORIMETRY; FLACOURTIA INDICA; FLACOURTIACEAE; FRUIT; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; OPUNTIA MEGACANTHA; SCLEROCARYA BIRREA; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; ZIMBABWE;

FLACOURTIA INDICA; OPUNTIA MEGACANTHA; SCLEROCARYA BIRREA;

EID: 33847033677     PISSN: 03088146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2006.06.066     Document Type: Article

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