Effect of drying of figs (Ficus carica L.) on the contents of sugars, organic acids, and phenolic compounds

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 59, Issue 21, 2011, Pages 11696-11702

  Slatnar, Ana ^a   Klancar, Urska ^b   Stampar, Franci ^a   Veberic, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRIMORSKA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

bioactive compounds; drying; fig; fresh; organic acids; phenolics; sugars

Indexed keywords

ACID RATIO; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITIES; BIOACTIVE COMPOUNDS; CHLOROGENIC ACIDS; DRIED FIG; DRIED FRUITS; DRYING PROCESS; EPICATECHIN; FICUS CARICA; FIG; FRESH; HPLC-MS; NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION; OVEN DRYING; PHENOLIC COMPOUNDS; PHENOLIC GROUPS; PHENOLICS; SUN DRYING; TOTAL PHENOLIC CONTENT; TOTAL PHENOLICS;

FRUITS; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; ORGANIC ACIDS; OVENS; PHENOLS; PLANTS (BOTANY); STOVES; SUGARS;

DRYING;

ACID; ANTIOXIDANT; CARBOHYDRATE; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DESICCATION; EVALUATION; FICUS; FRUIT; METHODOLOGY;

ACIDS; ANTIOXIDANTS; CARBOHYDRATES; DESICCATION; FICUS; FRUIT; PHENOLS; PLANT EXTRACTS;

FICUS CARICA;

EID: 80455140646     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: 15205118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf202707y     Document Type: Article

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