Evaluation of the antioxidant capacity of betalainic fruits and vegetables

Journal of Applied Botany and Food Quality

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 69-76

  Kugler, Florian ^a   Stintzing, Florian Conrad ^a,b   Carle, Reinhold ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

^b WALA HEILMITTEL GMBH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; FRUIT; VEGETATION;

BETA VULGARIS; BETA VULGARIS CICLA; BETA VULGARIS SUBSP. VULGARIS; CACTACEAE; HYLOCEREUS POLYRHIZUS; LABRUS; OPUNTIA; OPUNTIA FICUS-INDICA; PYRUS; SELENICEREUS MEGALANTHUS; STENOCEREUS STELLATUS;

EID: 34548211782     PISSN: 16139216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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