A beetroot juice shot is a significant and convenient source of bioaccessible antioxidants

Journal of Functional Foods

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 329-334

  Wootton Beard, Peter C ^a   Ryan, Lisa ^a  

^a OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Beetroot; Folin Ciocalteu; FRAP; In vitro digestion; Polyphenols; Total antioxidant capacity; Vegetable juice

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052269263     PISSN: 17564646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jff.2011.05.007     Document Type: Article

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