Quality, Bioactive Compounds, and Antioxidant Activity of New Flat-Type Peach and Nectarine Cultivars: A Comparative Study

Journal of Food Science

Volumn 76, Issue 5, 2011, Pages

  Legua, Pilar ^a   Hernández, Francisca ^a   Díaz Mula, Huertas M ^a   Valero, Daniel ^a   Serrano, María ^a  

^a MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Antioxidant activity; Carotenoids; Flat cultivars; Prunus persica; Quality

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; CAROTENOID; PHENOL DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; BREEDING; CHEMISTRY; COLOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FRUIT; GENOTYPE; METABOLISM; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PRUNUS;

ANTIOXIDANTS; BREEDING; CAROTENOIDS; COLOR; FRUIT; GENOTYPE; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PHENOLS; PRUNUS;

PRUNUS; PRUNUS PERSICA; PRUNUS PERSICA NUCIPERSICA;

EID: 79954625648     PISSN: 00221147     EISSN: 17503841     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1750-3841.2011.02165.x     Document Type: Article

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