Influence of pre- and postharvest factors on β-carotene content, its in vitro bioaccessibility and antioxidant capacity in melons

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 1732-1740

  Wolbang, Carla Maria ^a,b   Singh, Davinder Pal ^a,c   Sykes, Stephen Richard ^a   Mcinerney, Jennifer Kay ^a   Bird, Anthony Richard ^a   Treeby, Michael Thomas ^a,d  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^d Industry and Investment New South Wales   (Australia)

Author keywords

carotene; Bloaccessibility; Ferric reducing antioxidant potential (FRAP); Melon (Cucumis melo); Oxygen radical absorbance capacity (ORAC); Postharvest; Preharvest

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; BETA CAROTENE; PLANT EXTRACT;

ARTICLE; BIOAVAILABILITY; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; CUCUMBER; DIGESTION; EVALUATION; FOOD HANDLING; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY;

ANTIOXIDANTS; BETA CAROTENE; BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY; CUCURBITACEAE; DIGESTION; FOOD HANDLING; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PLANT EXTRACTS;

CUCUMIS; CUCUMIS MELO;

EID: 76449088596     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: 15205118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf9022405     Document Type: Article

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