Effect of convective solar drying on colour, total phenols and radical scavenging activity of olive leaves (Olea europaea L.)

International Journal of Food Science and Technology

Volumn 44, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 2561-2567

  Bahloul, Neila ^a   Boudhrioua, Nourhène ^a   Kouhila, Mohammed ^b   Kechaou, Nabil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SFAX   (Tunisia)

^b Ecole Normale Superieure Marrakech   (Morocco)

Author keywords

Colour; Convective solar drying; Olive leaves; Radical scavenging activity; Total phenols

Indexed keywords

OLEA EUROPAEA;

EID: 70450178444     PISSN: 09505423     EISSN: 13652621     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2621.2009.02084.x     Document Type: Article

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