Acerola and cashew apple as sources of antioxidants and dietary fibre

International Journal of Food Science and Technology

Volumn 45, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 2227-2233

  Rufino, Maria do Socorro M ^a,b,d   Pérez Jiménez, Jara ^b,e   Tabernero, María ^b,f   Alves, Ricardo E ^c   De Brito, Edy S ^c   Saura Calixto, Fulgencio ^b  

^a Federal Rural University of Semi Arid   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTE OF FOOD SCIENCE   (Spain)

^c EMBRAPA AGROINDÚSTRIA TROPICAL   (Brazil)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

^e INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED CHEMISTRY OF CATALONIA IQAC CSIC   (Spain)

^f HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA PAZ   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anacardium occidentale; Antioxidant capacity; Dietary fibre; Malpighia emarginata; Polyphenols

Indexed keywords

ANACARDIUM OCCIDENTALE; ANTIOXIDANT CAPACITY; DIETARY FIBRE; MALPIGHIA EMARGINATA; POLYPHENOLS;

FIBERS; KETONES; ORGANIC ACIDS; PHENOLS;

FRUITS;

ANACARDIUM OCCIDENTALE; BOVINE RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS; MALPIGHIA EMARGINATA; MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 78349243312     PISSN: 09505423     EISSN: 13652621     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2621.2010.02394.x     Document Type: Article

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