Antioxidant activity and phenolic composition of herbal infusions consumed in Brazil

Ciencia y Tecnologia Alimentaria

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 41-47

  Moraes de Souza, R A ^a   Oldoni, T L C ^a   Regitano D'Arce, M A B ^a   Alencar, S M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

DPPH; Flavonoids; Herbal infusions; Phenolics; Tea; carotene bleaching test

Indexed keywords

CAMELLIA SINENSIS; CYMBOPOGON CITRATUS; FOENICULUM VULGARE;

EID: 45149088291     PISSN: 11358122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11358120809487626     Document Type: Article

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