Routine analytical methods for use in South Pacific regional laboratories for determining naturally occurring antioxidants in food

International Food Research Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 313-323

  Lako, J ^a   Trenerry, V C ^b   Rochfort, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC   (Fiji)

^b Department of Primary Industries ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

flavonols, carotenes; Food; liquid chromatography mass spectrometry; total anthocyanin content; total antioxidant capacity; total polyphenol content

Indexed keywords

EID: 59349099128     PISSN: 19854668     EISSN: 22317546     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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