Phenolic content and antioxidant capacity of hybrid variety cocoa beans

Food Chemistry

Volumn 108, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 1155-1159

  Jonfia Essien, W A ^a   West, G ^a   Alderson, P G ^a   Tucker, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Cocoa beans; Hybrid varieties; Phenolics

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; PHENOL;

ARTICLE; CACAO; FLUORESCENCE RECOVERY AFTER PHOTOBLEACHING; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD COMPOSITION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY;

THEOBROMA CACAO;

EID: 39049099407     PISSN: 03088146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2007.12.001     Document Type: Article

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