Antioxidant capacity of fruits and vegetables cultivated in Chile;Capacidad antioxidante de frutas y verduras cultivados en Chile

Archivos Latinoamericanos de Nutricion

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 361-365

  Araya L , Héctor ^a   Clavijo R , Carolina ^a   Herrera, Claudia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Antioxidant capacity; Fruits; Phytochemical; Polyphenols; Vegetables

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; FLAVONOID; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; POLYPHENOLS; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CHILE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD PRESERVATION; FRUIT; HUMAN; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; VEGETABLE;

ANTIOXIDANTS; CHILE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FLAVONOIDS; FOOD PRESERVATION; FRUIT; HUMANS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PHENOLS; VEGETABLES;

CAPSICUM ANNUUM VAR. ANNUUM; CUCUMIS SATIVUS; CYDONIA OBLONGA; DAUCUS CAROTA; FRAGARIA X ANANASSA; MALUS X DOMESTICA; PRUNUS PERSICA; RUBUS; RUBUS MOLUCCANUS;

EID: 34547447788     PISSN: 00040622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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