The Content of Phenolic Compounds and Radical Scavenging Activity Varies with Carrot Origin and Root Color

Plant Foods for Human Nutrition

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 163-170

  Leja, Maria ^a   Kamińska, Iwona ^b   Kramer, Maike ^c   Maksylewicz Kaul, Anna ^a   Kammerer, Dietmar ^c   Carle, Reinhold ^c   Baranski, Rafal ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE IN KRAKOW   (Poland)

^b JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antioxidant activity; DPPH; Folin Ciocalteu assay; Genetic diversity; Phenolics; RSA

Indexed keywords

ANTHOCYANIN; ANTIOXIDANT; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT; SCAVENGER;

ARTICLE; CARROT; CHEMISTRY; GENETICS; PHYSIOLOGY; PIGMENTATION; PLANT ROOT;

ANTHOCYANINS; ANTIOXIDANTS; DAUCUS CAROTA; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; PHENOLS; PIGMENTATION; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT ROOTS;

DAUCUS CAROTA;

EID: 84878015299     PISSN: 09219668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11130-013-0351-3     Document Type: Article

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