Kundur [Benincasa hispida (Thunb.) Cogn.]: A potential source for valuable nutrients and functional foods

Food Research International

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 2368-2376

  Zaini, Nurul Aqilah Mohd ^a   Anwar, Farooq ^a,b   Hamid, Azizah Abdul ^a   Saari, Nazamid ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Bioactives; Cucurbitaceae; Kundur fruit; Medicinal uses; Valuable nutrients

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANTS; BIOACTIVES; CUCURBITACEAE; KUNDUR FRUIT; MEDICINAL USES; VALUABLE NUTRIENTS;

AMINO ACIDS; CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION; DISEASES; MINERALS; NUTRIENTS; PHENOLS; SUGARS;

FRUITS;

BENINCASA HISPIDA; CUCUMIS SATIVUS; CUCURBITACEAE;

EID: 79960027868     PISSN: 09639969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2010.10.024     Document Type: Review

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