Impact of solar dehydration on composition and antioxidant properties of acai (euterpe oleracea mart.)

Archivos Latinoamericanos de Nutricion

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 74-80

  Sangronis, Elba ^a   Sanabria, Neida ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD SIMÓN BOLÍVAR   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Acai; Amazon; Anthocyanins; Antioxidant capacity; Manaca; Polyphenols

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT;

ARECACEAE; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DESICCATION; FLOUR; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SUNLIGHT; VENEZUELA;

ANTIOXIDANTS; ARECACEAE; DESICCATION; FLOUR; NUTRITIVE VALUE; SUNLIGHT; VENEZUELA;

BRUNFELSIA UNIFLORA; EUTERPE OLERACEA;

EID: 84856919371     PISSN: 00040622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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