Polyphenolic profile and antioxidant activity of five apple cultivars grown under organic and conventional agricultural practices

International Journal of Food Science and Technology

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1167-1175

  Valavanidis, Athanasios ^a   Vlachogianni, Thomie ^a   Psomas, Antonios ^a   Zovoili, Alexandra ^a   Siatis, Vasilios ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

ABTS; Antioxidant activity; Apples; Conventional agriculture; DPPH; FRAP; Organic agriculture; Polyphenols

Indexed keywords

MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 65449152202     PISSN: 09505423     EISSN: 13652621     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2621.2009.01937.x     Document Type: Article

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