Nutritional values and radical scavenging capacities of grass pea (Lathyrus sativus L.) Seeds in valle agricola district, Italy

Australian Journal of Crop Science

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 149-156

  Tamburino, Rachele ^a   Guida, Vincenzo ^a   Pacifico, Severina ^a   Rocco, Micaela ^a   Zarelli, Armando ^b   Parente, Augusto ^a   Di Maro, Antimo ^a  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amino acids; Food; Grass pea; Nutritional values; Radical scavenging activity; Traditional foods

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; LATHYRUS SATIVUS; PISUM SATIVUM;

EID: 84856599435     PISSN: 18352693     EISSN: 18352707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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