Bioactive compounds and antioxidant properties of selected fruits and vegetables available in the vaal region, south africa

Journal of Food Biochemistry

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1424-1433

  Medoua, Gabriel Nama ^a,b   Oldewage Theron, Wilna H ^a  

^a VAAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

^b Institute of Medical Research and Medicinal Plant Studies Yaounde   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT CAPACITY; ANTIOXIDANT PROPERTIES; BIOACTIVE COMPOUNDS; GREEN BEANS; HEALTH PROFESSIONALS; PHYTOCHEMICALS; POLYPHENOLS; SOUTH AFRICA; TOTAL PHENOLICS; VARIABLE EFFECTS; VITAMIN C; VITAMIN-E;

AGENTS; FRUITS; PHENOLS; VEGETABLES;

THERMAL PROCESSING (FOODS);

DAUCUS CAROTA; MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 80053539032     PISSN: 01458884     EISSN: 17454514     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-4514.2010.00463.x     Document Type: Article

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