Variation in phenolic compounds, ascorbic acid and antioxidant activity of five coloured bell pepper (Capsicum annum) fruits at two different harvest times

Journal of Functional Foods

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 44-49

  Ghasemnezhad, Mahmood ^a   Sherafati, Mohamad ^a   Payvast, Gholam Ali ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUILAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Antioxidant capacity; Capsicum annuum; Harvest time; Phenolic compounds

Indexed keywords

ARIA; CAPSICUM ANNUUM;

EID: 79953044782     PISSN: 17564646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jff.2011.02.002     Document Type: Article

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