Physicochemical characterization and antioxidant capacity of pitanga fruits (Eugenia uniflora L.);Caracterização fisico-química e capacidade antioxidante de pitangas (Eugenia uniflora L.)

Ciencia e Tecnologia de Alimentos

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 147-154

  Bagetti, Milena ^a   Facco, Elizete Maria Pesamosca ^a   Piccolo, Jaqueline ^a   Hirsch, Gabriela Elisa ^a   Rodriguez Amaya, Delia ^b   Kobori, Cintia Nanci ^b   Vizzotto, Márcia ^c   Emanuelli, Tatiana ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA MARIA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^c NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

carotene; cryptoxanthin; Insaturated fatty acids; Lycopene; Sugars

Indexed keywords

EUGENIA UNIFLORA;

EID: 79957533111     PISSN: 01012061     EISSN: 1678457X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0101-20612011000100021     Document Type: Article

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