Pomegranate (punica granatum) juices: Chemical composition, micronutrient cations, and antioxidant capacity

Journal of Food Science

Volumn 76, Issue 6, 2011, Pages

  El Kar, Chiraz ^a   Ferchichi, Ali ^a   Attia, Faouzi ^b   Bouajila, Jalloul ^c  

^a INSTITUT DES RÉGIONS ARIDES   (Tunisia)

^b Equipe Recherches Agronomiques Agronutrition   (France)

^c Université Paul Sabatier   (France)

Author keywords

Abts; Anthocyanins; Antioxidant; Flavonoids; Juice; Micronutrients; Phenolics; Pomegranate; Punica granatum

Indexed keywords

ANTHOCYANIN; ANTIOXIDANT; CATECHIN; FLAVONOID; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; TANNIN DERIVATIVE; TRACE ELEMENT;

ARTICLE; BEVERAGE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DESERT CLIMATE; FRUIT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LYTHRACEAE; POTASSIUM INTAKE; SODIUM INTAKE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TUNISIA;

ANTHOCYANINS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BEVERAGES; CATECHIN; DESERT CLIMATE; FLAVONOIDS; FRUIT; MICRONUTRIENTS; PHENOLS; POTASSIUM, DIETARY; PUNICACEAE; SODIUM, DIETARY; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TANNINS; TUNISIA;

LYTHRACEAE; PUNICA GRANATUM;

EID: 79961127381     PISSN: 00221147     EISSN: 17503841     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1750-3841.2011.02211.x     Document Type: Article

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