Banana (Musa sp. var. elakki bale) flower and pseudostem: Dietary fiber and associated antioxidant capacity

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 427-432

  Bhaskar, Jamuna J ^a   Mahadevamma, S ^a   Chilkunda, Nandini D ^a   Salimath, Paramahans V ^a  

^a CENTRAL FOOD TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

antioxidant activity; banana flower; banana pseudostem; dietary fiber; polysaccharides

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITIES; ANTIOXIDANT CAPACITY; ANTIOXIDANT EFFECT; BANANA FLOWER; BANANA PSEUDOSTEM; BENEFICIAL EFFECTS; DIETARY FIBERS; HPLC ANALYSIS; MUSA SP; PHENOLIC ACIDS; POLYPHENOLS; SUGAR PROFILES;

AGENTS; BYPRODUCTS; CELLULOSE; FRUITS; ORGANIC ACIDS; PHENOLS; POLYSACCHARIDES; SUGARS;

FIBERS;

ANTIOXIDANT; POLYPHENOL;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DIETARY FIBER; FLOWER; MUSA;

ANTIOXIDANTS; DIETARY FIBER; FLOWERS; MUSA; POLYPHENOLS;

MUSA SP.;

EID: 84855788705     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: 15205118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf204539v     Document Type: Article

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