Strawberry-tree, blackthorn and rose fruits: Detailed characterisation in nutrients and phytochemicals with antioxidant properties

Food Chemistry

Volumn 120, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 247-254

  Barros, Lillian ^a   Carvalho, Ana Maria ^a   Morais, Jorge Sá ^a   Ferreira, Isabel C F R ^a  

^a INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO DE BRAGANÇA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Bioactive properties; Nutritional value; Phytochemicals; Wild fruits

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; CARBOHYDRATE; CAROTENOID; FAT; NUTRACEUTICAL; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; OMEGA 6 FATTY ACID; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; TOCOPHEROL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; BLACKTHORN FRUIT; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FRUIT; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; NUTRIENT CONTENT; ROSE FRUIT; STRAWBERRY;

ARBUTUS UNEDO; FRAGARIA X ANANASSA; PRUNUS SPINOSA; ROSA CANINA; ROSA DUMALIS;

EID: 71249164398     PISSN: 03088146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2009.10.016     Document Type: Article

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