Pomological and nutraceutical properties in apricot fruit: Cultivation systems and cold storage fruit management

Plant Foods for Human Nutrition

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 112-120

  Leccese, Annamaria ^a   Bureau, Sylvie ^b   Reich, Maryse ^b   Renard, M G C Catherine ^b   Audergon, Jean Marc ^c   Mennone, Carmelo ^d   Bartolini, Susanna ^a   Viti, Raffaella ^e  

^a SCUOLA SUPERIORE SANT ANNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AVIGNON   (France)

^c Researches Center of Avignon   (France)

^d ALSIA   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carotenes; Integrated; Organic; Prunus armeniaca L.; Total antioxidant capacity (TAC); Total phenols (TP)

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; CAROTENOID; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CRYOPRESERVATION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD PRESERVATION; FRUIT; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; METHODOLOGY; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PRUNUS; STANDARD;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTIOXIDANTS; CAROTENOIDS; CRYOPRESERVATION; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD PRESERVATION; FOOD TECHNOLOGY; FRUIT; GENOTYPE; NUTRITIVE VALUE; PHENOLS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PRUNUS;

PRUNUS ARMENIACA;

EID: 77953324420     PISSN: 09219668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11130-010-0158-4     Document Type: Article

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