The biochemistry and biological properties of the world's most expensive underground edible mushroom: Truffles

Food Research International

Volumn 44, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 2567-2581

  Wang, Sunan ^a   Marcone, Massimo F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aroma; Bioactivity; Nutrition; Truffles

Indexed keywords

ANTI-INFLAMMATORIES; ANTI-MICROBIAL; AROMA; AROMATIC PROFILES; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITIES; BIOLOGICAL PROPERTIES; EDIBLE MUSHROOM; HEPATOPROTECTIVE; RELATED PRODUCTS; SCIENTIFIC STUDIES; SUMMARY TABLES; TRUFFLES;

CHEMICAL PROPERTIES;

BIOACTIVITY;

BASIDIOMYCOTA; TUBER (TRUFFLE);

EID: 80054701930     PISSN: 09639969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2011.06.008     Document Type: Review

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