Relationship between antioxidant capacity of red beet juice and contents of its betalain pigments

Polish Journal of Food and Nutrition Sciences

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 119-122

  Czapski, Janusz ^a   Mikołajczyk, Katarzyna ^a   Kaczmarek, Michał ^a  

^a ADAM MICKIEWICZ UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Antioxidant capacity; Betalains; Juice; Red beet

Indexed keywords

BETA VULGARIS SUBSP. VULGARIS;

EID: 69949123769     PISSN: 12300322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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