Identification and quantification of flavonoids in traditional cultivars of red and white onions at harvest

Journal of Food Composition and Analysis

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 592-598

  Pérez Gregorio, Rosa María ^a   García Falcón, Mercedes Sonia ^a   Simal Gándara, Jesús ^a   Rodrigues, Ana Sofia ^b   Almeida, Domingos P F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

^b Escola Superior Agraria de Ponte de Lima   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Allium cepa; Anthocyanins; Flavonoids; Flavonols; Food analysis; Food composition; Onion; Onion bulbs; Polyphenols

Indexed keywords

ALLIUM ATRORUBENS; ALLIUM CEPA;

EID: 77957884474     PISSN: 08891575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfca.2009.08.013     Document Type: Article

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