Evaluation of the antioxidant activity of asparagus, broccoli and their juices

Food Chemistry

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 101-106

  Sun, Ting ^a   Powers, Joseph R ^a   Tang, Juming ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antioxidant activity; Asparagus; Asparagus juice; Broccoli; Broccoli juice; Total flavonoid content; Total phenolics content

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; 2,2' AZINOBIS(3 ETHYLBENZOTHIAZOLINE 6 SULFONIC ACID); ACETONE; BENZOTHIAZOLE DERIVATIVE; BETA CAROTENE; FLAVONOID; METHANOL; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; SULFONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPARAGUS; BLEACHING; BROCCOLI; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; EXTRACTION; NONHUMAN;

ASPARAGUS; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. ITALICA;

EID: 34347332471     PISSN: 03088146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2007.03.048     Document Type: Article

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