Influence of gamma irradiation in the antioxidant potential of chestnuts (Castanea sativa Mill.) fruits and skins

Food and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 49, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1918-1923

  Antonio, Amilcar L ^a,b   Fernandes, Ângela ^a   Barreira, João C M ^a,c   Bento, Albino ^a   Botelho, M Luisa ^b   Ferreira, Isabel C F R ^a  

^a INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO DE BRAGANÇA   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO TECNOLÓGICO E NUCLEAR   (Portugal)

^c Campus Universitário de Santiago   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Antioxidant activity; Gamma irradiation; Irradiated chestnuts; Phenolics flavonoids

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; FLAVONOID; PHENOL DERIVATIVE;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHESTNUT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOD IRRADIATION; FOOD PRESERVATION; FOOD STORAGE; FRUIT; GAMMA RADIATION; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; SHELF LIFE;

ANTIOXIDANTS; FAGACEAE; GAMMA RAYS; PLANT STRUCTURES;

CASTANEA SATIVA;

EID: 79960833800     PISSN: 02786915     EISSN: 18736351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2011.02.016     Document Type: Article

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