Tree nut phytochemicals: Composition, antioxidant capacity, bioactivity, impact factors. A systematic review of almonds, Brazils, cashews, hazelnuts, macadamias, pecans, pine nuts, pistachios and walnuts

Nutrition Research Reviews

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 244-275

  Bolling, Bradley W ^a   Chen, C Y Oliver ^b   McKay, Diane L ^b   Blumberg, Jeffrey B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Phytochemicals; Polyphenols; Tree nuts

Indexed keywords

ALKYLMETHOXYPHENOL DERIVATIVE; ALKYLPHENOL DERIVATIVE; ANTHOCYANIDIN; ANTHOCYANIN; CAROTENOID; CHALCONE DERIVATIVE; DIHYDROCHALCONE DERIVATIVE; DIHYDROFLAVONOL DERIVATIVE; FLAVAN 3 OL; FLAVANONE DERIVATIVE; FLAVONE DERIVATIVE; FLAVONOID; FLAVONOL DERIVATIVE; FUROCOUMARIN DERIVATIVE; ISOFLAVONE; ISOFLAVONOID; JUGLONE; LIGNAN DERIVATIVE; NAPHTHOQUINONE; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PHYTOSTEROL; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; POLYPHENOL DERIVATIVE; PROANTHOCYANIDIN DERIVATIVE; RESVERATROL; SITOSTEROL DERIVATIVE; STILBENE DERIVATIVE; TYROSOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG; XANTHOPHYLL;

ALMOND; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; BRAZILS NUT; CASHEW NUT; DRUG ACTIVITY; FOOD COMPOSITION; GENOTYPE; HAZELNUT; MACADAMIA; NUT; PECAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PINE NUT; PISTACHIO; REVIEW; WALNUT;

AGRICULTURE; ANGIOSPERMS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ANTICHOLESTEREMIC AGENTS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, PHYTOGENIC; ANTIOXIDANTS; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; HUMANS; NUTS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; TREES;

ANACARDIUM OCCIDENTALE; CORYLUS; JUGLANS;

EID: 84863379915     PISSN: 09544224     EISSN: 14752700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S095442241100014X     Document Type: Review

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