Nutritional composition and bioactive properties of commonly consumed wild greens: Potential sources for new trends in modern diets

Food Research International

Volumn 44, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 2634-2640

  Pereira, Carla ^a   Barros, Lillian ^a   Carvalho, Ana Maria ^a   Ferreira, Isabel C F R ^a  

^a INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO DE BRAGANÇA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Macronutrients; Micronutrients; Non nutrients; Wild greens

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANTS; MACRONUTRIENTS; MICRONUTRIENTS; NON-NUTRIENTS; WILD GREENS;

AGENTS; CHLOROPHYLL; FATTY ACIDS; FREE RADICALS; KETONES; NUTRIENTS; ORGANIC ACIDS; PLANTS (BOTANY); SUGARS; TRACE ELEMENTS;

NUTRITION;

BORAGO; BORAGO OFFICINALIS; MONTIA FONTANA; NASTURTIUM OFFICINALE; RUMEX; RUMEX ACETOSELLA; RUMEX INDURATUS;

EID: 80054703796     PISSN: 09639969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2011.05.012     Document Type: Article

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