Changes in antioxidant activity of radicchio during storage

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 877, Issue , 2010, Pages 1281-1286

  Koukounaras, A ^a   Siomos, A S ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Ascorbic acid; Nutritional value; Phenolics

Indexed keywords

CICHORIUM INTYBUS;

EID: 78650815849     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/actahortic.2010.877.175     Document Type: Conference Paper

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