Total antioxidant capacity and phenolics content in fresh apricots

Acta Alimentaria

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 65-76

  Leccese, A ^a   Bartolini, S ^a   Viti, R ^b  

^a SCUOLA SUPERIORE SANT ANNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antioxidant activity; Fruit; Phenols; Pomological traits; Prunus armeniaca L.; Quality

Indexed keywords

PRUNUS ARMENIACA;

EID: 41149175976     PISSN: 01393006     EISSN: 15882535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1556/AAlim.37.2008.1.6     Document Type: Article

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