Effects of gamma radiation on the biological, physico-chemical, nutritional and antioxidant parameters of chestnuts - A review

Food and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 50, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 3234-3242

  Antonio, Amilcar L ^a,b,c   Carocho, Márcio ^a   Bento, Albino ^a   Quintana, Begoña ^c   Luisa Botelho, M ^b   Ferreira, Isabel C F R ^a  

^a INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO DE BRAGANÇA   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO TECNOLÓGICO E NUCLEAR   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biological parameters; Chestnuts; Gamma irradiation; Irradiation detection; Physico chemical parameters

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; CARBOHYDRATE; FATTY ACID; FLAVONOID; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PROTEIN; TOCOPHEROL;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; CALORIE; CARBOHYDRATE ANALYSIS; CHESTNUT; DESICCATION; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; FATTY ACID ANALYSIS; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD IRRADIATION; FOOD PRESERVATION; FOOD QUALITY; FOOD SAFETY; FOOD TEXTURE; FRUIT COLOR; FUNGAL PLANT DISEASE; GAMMA IRRADIATION; MACRONUTRIENT; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL PARAMETERS; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PLANT INSECT INTERACTION; PLANT YIELD; POSTHARVEST PERIOD; PROTEIN CONTENT; REVIEW; SPROUTING; THERMOLUMINESCENCE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

GAMMA RAYS; NUTRITIVE VALUE; NUTS;

FUNGI; HEXAPODA;

EID: 84864118764     PISSN: 02786915     EISSN: 18736351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2012.06.024     Document Type: Review

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