A comparison of major taste-and health-related compounds of Vaccinium berries

Turkish Journal of Biology

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 738-745

  Milivojevic, Jasminka ^a   Maksimovic, Vuk ^b   Dragisic Maksimovic, Jelena ^b   Radivojevic, Dragan ^a   Poledica, Milena ^a   Ercili, Sezai ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

^c ATATÜRK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Antioxidant capacity; Bilberry; Highbush blueberry cultivars; Organic acids; Phenolics; Sugars

Indexed keywords

VACCINIUM; VACCINIUM CORYMBOSUM; VACCINIUM MYRTILLUS;

EID: 84868526539     PISSN: 13000152     EISSN: 13036092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3906/biy-1206-39     Document Type: Article

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