Antioxidant components and antioxidant/antiradical activities of desert truffle (Tirmania nivea) from various Middle Eastern origins

Journal of Food Composition and Analysis

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 15-22

  Al Laith, Abdul Ameer Ahmed ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAHRAIN   (Bahrain)

Author keywords

Antioxidant activity; Antiradical activity; Bahrain; DPPH; Flavonoids; Food analysis; Food composition; FRA; Fungi; Middle East; Phenolics; Traditional food; Truffle; Wild food

Indexed keywords

FUNGI; TIRMANIA NIVEA; TUBER (TRUFFLE);

EID: 77649185474     PISSN: 08891575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfca.2009.07.005     Document Type: Article

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