Lycopene content and antioxidant capacity of Portuguese watermelon fruits

Electronic Journal of Environmental, Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 2090-2097

  Pinto, Maria Paula ^a   dos Santos, Cláudia Nunes ^b   Henriquesa, Carla ^a   Lima, Gabriela ^a   Quedas, Fátima ^a  

^a POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE OF SANTARÉM   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO DE TECNOLOGIA QUÍMICA E BIOLÓGICA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Lycopen; Portuguese watermelon

Indexed keywords

CITRULLUS LANATUS VAR. LANATUS;

EID: 79957465463     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15794377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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