The importance and potential uses of olive leaves

Food Reviews International

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 319-334

  Erbay, Zafer ^a   Icier, Filiz ^a  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Food additives; Functional foods; Hydroxytyrosol; Oleuropein; Olive leaves; Phenolics

Indexed keywords

FUNCTIONAL FOODS; HYDROXYTYROSOL; OLEUROPEIN; OLIVE LEAVES; PHENOLICS;

FOOD ADDITIVES;

ANTIOXIDANTS;

EID: 77957704187     PISSN: 87559129     EISSN: 15256103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/87559129.2010.496021     Document Type: Article

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