Evaluation of phenolic content and antioxidant capacity of blueberry cultivars (Vaccinium corymbosum L.) grown in the northwest Croatia

Food Technology and Biotechnology

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 214-221

  Dragović Uzelac, Verica ^a   Savić, Zvonimir ^b   Brala, Ana ^a   Levaj, Branka ^a   Kovaćević, Danijela Bursać ^a   Biško, Ante ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

^b Croatian Centre for Agriculture Food and Rural Affairs   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Antioxidant capacity; Blueberry; Phenolics; Reducing power

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT CAPACITY; BLUEBERRY; BLUEBERRY CULTIVARS; PHENOLICS; REDUCING POWER; SPECTRO-PHOTOMETRIC METHOD; TOTAL ANTIOXIDANT CAPACITIES (TAC); VACCINIUM CORYMBOSUM;

ASSAYS; CULTIVATION; FLAVONOIDS; FRUITS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

VACCINIUM; VACCINIUM CORYMBOSUM;

EID: 77955023464     PISSN: 13309862     EISSN: 13342606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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