Antioxidant constituents of some green pepper (Capsicum annuum) cultivars

Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 247-249

  Kaur, Charanjit ^a   Deepa, N ^a   Singh, Balraj ^a  

^a INDIAN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

carotene; Antioxidants; Ascorbic acid; FRAP; Green peppers; Phenolics

Indexed keywords

CAPSICUM; CAPSICUM ANNUUM;

EID: 34548724997     PISSN: 00195022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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