Fruit and vegetable antioxidants in health

Bioactive Foods in Promoting Health

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 37-58

  Blasa, Manuela ^a   Gennari, Lorenzo ^a   Angelino, Donato ^a   Ninfali, Paolino ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF URBINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antioxidant capacity; Chemoprevention (or health protection); Fresh and transformed vegetables; Fruit and vegetable storage; Functional food; Nutritional quality.; Vegetable foods

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878017118     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-374628-3.00003-7     Document Type: Chapter

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