Effect of organic and conventional production practices on antioxidant activity, antioxidant constituents and nutritional value of tomatoes and carrots in Saudi Arabia markets

Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment

Volumn 8, Issue 3-4 PART 1, 2010, Pages 253-258

  Ei Mergawi, Ragab A ^a   Al Redhaiman, Khalid ^a  

^a QASSIM UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Carrot; Convention; DPPH; Nutrition; Organic; Saudi arabia; Tomato

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; ASCORBIC ACID; CAROTENOID; LYCOPENE; MINERAL; OIL; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PROTEIN; SUGAR;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CARROT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOD QUALITY; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; ORGANIC FOOD; SAUDI ARABIA; TOMATO;

DAUCUS CAROTA; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 78751631724     PISSN: 14590255     EISSN: 14590263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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