Influence of industrial and alternative farming systems on contents of sugars, organic acids, total phenolic content, and the antioxidant activity of red beet (Beta vulgaris L. ssp. vulgaris Rote Kugel)

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 58, Issue 22, 2010, Pages 11825-11831

  Bavec, Martina ^a   Turinek, Matjaž ^a   Grobelnik Mlakar, Silva ^a   Slatnar, Ana ^b   Bavec, Franc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARIBOR   (Slovenia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

antioxidant activity; Beta vulgaris; biodynamic farming; chemical composition; farming system comparison; organic acids; organic farming; quality of food; red beet; sugars; total phenolic content

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITIES; BETA VULGARIS; BIODYNAMIC FARMING; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; FARMING SYSTEM COMPARISON; ORGANIC FARMING; QUALITY OF FOOD; RED BEET; TOTAL PHENOLIC CONTENT;

AGRICULTURE; CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION; ORGANIC ACIDS; PHENOLS; SUGARS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

ACID; ANTIOXIDANT; CARBOHYDRATE; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; BEET; CHEMISTRY; EVALUATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METHODOLOGY;

ACIDS; AGRICULTURE; ANTIOXIDANTS; BETA VULGARIS; CARBOHYDRATES; PHENOLS; PLANT EXTRACTS;

BETA VULGARIS; BETA VULGARIS SUBSP. VULGARIS;

EID: 78649286933     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: 15205118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf103085p     Document Type: Article

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