Evaluation of nutritional and antioxidant potential of Indian buckwheat grains

Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 40-44

  Mann, Sonia ^a   Gupta, Deepika ^a   Gupta, Rajinder K ^a  

^a GURU GOBIND SINGH INDRAPRASTHA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxidant activity; Fagopyrum esculentum; Fagopyrum tataricum; ICP OES; Polyphenols

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858125774     PISSN: 09725938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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