Impact of boron, calcium and genetic factors on vitamin C, carotenoids, phenolic acids, anthocyanins and antioxidant capacity of carrots (Daucus carota)

Food Chemistry

Volumn 132, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 1161-1170

  Singh, Davinder P ^a,b   Beloy, Joel ^a,b   McInerney, Jennifer K ^a   Day, Li ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Boron; Calcium; Carotene; Carrot (Daucus carota); Cultivar difference; Lutein; Lycopene; Minerals; Oxygen radical absorbance capacity (ORAC); Phenolic acids; Vitamin C

Indexed keywords

CAROTENE; CULTIVAR DIFFERENCE; DAUCUS CAROTA; LUTEIN; LYCOPENES; OXYGEN RADICAL ABSORBANCE CAPACITY (ORAC); PHENOLIC ACIDS; VITAMIN C;

BORATE MINERALS; BORON; CALCIUM; MINERALS; NUTRIENTS; ORGANIC ACIDS; OXYGEN SUPPLY; PLANTS (BOTANY); SILICATE MINERALS; SODIUM; VITAMINS;

PHENOLS;

ALPHA CAROTENE; ANTHOCYANIN; ASCORBIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE; BORON; CALCIUM; CAROTENOID; MAGNESIUM; MINERAL; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM; SODIUM; SULFUR; VITAMIN B GROUP;

ARTICLE; CARROT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTIVAR; FEEDING; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT SOLUTION; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT ROOT;

DAUCUS CAROTA;

EID: 84855266852     PISSN: 03088146     EISSN: 18737072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2011.11.045     Document Type: Article

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