Importance of the phytochemical content of fruits and vegetables to human health

Stewart Postharvest Review

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2007, Pages

  Chen, Limei ^a   Vigneault, Clément ^a,b   Vijaya Raghavan, G S ^a   Kubow, Stan ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fruit; Physical treatment; Phytochemical; Vegetable

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 34249900710     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17459656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2212/spr.2007.3.2     Document Type: Review

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