Physicochemical properties, phenolic contents and antioxidant activity of Sudanese honey

International Journal of Food Properties

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 450-458

  Idris, Yousif Mohamed Ahmed ^a   Mariod, Abdalbasit A ^a   Hamad, Somia Ibrahim ^a  

^a SUDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Sudan)

Author keywords

Antioxidant activity; Sudanese honeys; Thiobarbituric reactive substances (TBARS); Total phenolic contents

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITIES; ASH CONTENTS; AZADIRACHTA INDICA; BALANITES AEGYPTIACA; CUCURBITA MAXIMA; GALLIC ACIDS; MOISTURE CONTENTS; PHENOLIC CONTENT; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; PLANT SPECIES; PROTEIN CONTENTS; SUDANESE HONEYS; THIOBARBITURIC REACTIVE SUBSTANCES (TBARS); TOTAL PHENOLIC CONTENT;

PHENOLS; PLANTS (BOTANY);

FOOD PRODUCTS;

ACACIA; ACACIA NILOTICA; ACACIA SEYAL; AZADIRACHTA INDICA; BALANITES; BALANITES AEGYPTIACA; CUCURBITA MAXIMA; ZIZIPHUS; ZIZIPHUS SPINA-CHRISTI;

EID: 79952153656     PISSN: 10942912     EISSN: 15322386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10942910903243673     Document Type: Article

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