Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni as a source of bioactive compounds: The effect of harvest time, experimental site and crop age on steviol glycoside content and antioxidant properties

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 93, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 2121-2129

  Tavarini, Silvia ^a   Angelini, Luciana G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antioxidant capacity; Experimental site; Harvest time; Phenols; Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni; Steviol glycosides

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; FOOD ADDITIVE; GLUCOSIDE; GLYCOSIDE; KAURANE DERIVATIVE; NONNUTRITIVE SWEETENER; OLIGOSACCHARIDE; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; REBAUDIOSIDE A; REBAUDIOSIDE C; STEVIOL; STEVIOSIDE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROP; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; ITALY; METABOLISM; PLANT LEAF; SEASON; SOIL; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; STEVIA;

ANTIOXIDANTS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; DITERPENES, KAURANE; FOOD ADDITIVES; GLUCOSIDES; GLYCOSIDES; ITALY; NON-NUTRITIVE SWEETENERS; OLIGOSACCHARIDES; PHENOLS; PHYTOCHEMICALS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; SEASONS; SOIL; SPATIO-TEMPORAL ANALYSIS; STEVIA;

STEVIA REBAUDIANA;

EID: 84878744341     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.6016     Document Type: Article

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