Fresh edible flowers of ornamental plants - A new source of nutraceutical foods

Trends in Food Science and Technology

Volumn 22, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 561-569

  Mlcek, Jiri ^a   Rop, Otakar ^a  

^a TOMAS BATA UNIVERSITY IN ZLIN   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITIES; BIOLOGICALLY ACTIVE SUBSTANCES; HUMAN NUTRITION; NEW SOURCES; NUTRACEUTICALS; ORNAMENTAL PLANTS; POTENTIAL HEALTH; REACTIVE OXYGEN; SCAVENGING ACTIVITIES;

FREE RADICALS; PLANTS (BOTANY);

THERMAL PROCESSING (FOODS);

EID: 82255180259     PISSN: 09242244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tifs.2011.04.006     Document Type: Review

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