Characterization and antioxidant potential of Brazilian fruits from the Myrtaceae family

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 60, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 3061-3067

  Pereira, Marina C ^a   Steffens, Rosana S ^a   Jablonski, André ^a   Hertz, Plinho F ^a   De O Rios, Alessandro ^a   Vizzotto, Márcia ^b   Flôres, Simone H ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b EMBRAPA CLIMA TEMPERADO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

antioxidant activity; Brazilian fruit; carotenoids; chemical composition; Myrtaceae

Indexed keywords

2 ,2-DIPHENYL-1-PICRYLHYDRAZYL; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITIES; ANTIOXIDANT POTENTIAL; BIOACTIVE COMPOUNDS; CAROTENOIDS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHLOROGENIC ACIDS; MYRTACEAE; PHENOLIC COMPOUNDS; PHYSICO-CHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION; TITRATABLE ACID; TOTAL SOLUBLE SOLIDS; VITAMIN A; VITAMIN C;

BIODIVERSITY; FRUITS; PHENOLS; PIGMENTS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; CAROTENOID; CHLOROGENIC ACID; RETINOL;

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FRUIT; MYRTACEAE; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY;

ANTIOXIDANTS; ASCORBIC ACID; BRAZIL; CAROTENOIDS; CHLOROGENIC ACID; FRUIT; MYRTACEAE; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PHENOMENA; VITAMIN A;

CAMPOMANESIA XANTHOCARPA; MYRTACEAE; PSIDIUM;

EID: 84859112405     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: 15205118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf205263f     Document Type: Article

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