Composition and antioxidant capacity of the guava (Psidium guajava L.) fruit, pulp and jam;Composición química y capacidad antioxidante en fruta, pulpa y mermelada de guayaba (Psidium guajava L.)

Archivos Latinoamericanos de Nutricion

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 98-102

  Marquina, V ^a   Araujo, L ^a   Ruiz J ^a   Rodriguez Malaver A ^a   Vit, P ^a  

^a Universidad De Los Andes Facultad de Medicina   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Antioxidant capacity; Guava; Jam; Polyphenols; Pulp

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; FLAVONOID; NITROGEN; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; POLYPHENOLS; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; FRUIT; GUAVA; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PH;

ANTIOXIDANTS; FLAVONOIDS; FRUIT; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; NITROGEN; PHENOLS; PLANT PROTEINS; PSIDIUM;

PSIDIUM; PSIDIUM GUAJAVA;

EID: 49449087755     PISSN: 00040622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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