Nutritional and nutraceutical potential of rape (Brassica napus L. var. napus) and " tronchuda" cabbage (Brassica oleraceae L. var. costata) inflorescences

Food and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1208-1214

  Batista, Cátia ^a   Barros, Lillian ^a   Carvalho, Ana Maria ^a   Ferreira, Isabel C F R ^a  

^a INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO DE BRAGANÇA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

"Tronchuda" cabbage; Brassica napus var napus; Brassica oleracea var costata; Leafy vegetables; Nutraceuticals; Rape

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; ASCORBIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE; CARBOHYDRATE; CHLOROPHYLL; ESSENTIAL FATTY ACID; FLAVANOID; FRUCTOSE; GLUCOSE; LINOLEIC ACID; LYCOPENE; NUTRACEUTICAL; PHENOL; RAFFINOSE; SUCROSE; SUGAR; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE; TOCOPHEROL; VEGETABLE OIL; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BLEACHING; CABBAGE; CALORIC INTAKE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD COMPOSITION; IN VITRO STUDY; INFLORESCENCE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MOISTURE; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PORTUGAL; RAPESEED;

ANTIOXIDANTS; BRASSICA; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; INFLORESCENCE; NUTRITIVE VALUE; PLANT EXTRACTS; VEGETABLES;

BRASSICA; BRASSICA NAPUS; BRASSICA OLERACEA; BRASSICA OLERACEA COSTATA;

EID: 79955663779     PISSN: 02786915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2011.02.023     Document Type: Article

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