Germination of Cereal Grains as a Way to Improve the Nutritional Value: A Review

Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition

Volumn 53, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 853-861

  Hübner, Florian ^a   Arendt, Elke K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; dietary fiber; minerals; prebiotics; vitamins

Indexed keywords

CEREAL GRAINS; DIETARY FIBERS; HEALTH PROMOTING COMPOUNDS; MALT EXTRACT; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PREBIOTICS; PROBIOTIC BACTERIA; WHOLE GRAINS; BETA-GLUCANS;

ANTIOXIDANTS; MINERALS; VITAMINS; NUTRITION;

CULTIVATION;

ANTIOXIDANT; BETA GLUCAN; PREBIOTIC AGENT; PROBIOTIC AGENT; TRACE ELEMENT; VITAMIN;

ANALYSIS; CEREAL; CHEMISTRY; DIETARY FIBER; FERMENTATION; GERMINATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; METABOLISM; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; REVIEW;

ANTIOXIDANTS; BETA-GLUCANS; CEREALS; DIETARY FIBER; FERMENTATION; GERMINATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; NUTRITIVE VALUE; PREBIOTICS; PROBIOTICS; TRACE ELEMENTS; VITAMINS;

EID: 84879541346     PISSN: 10408398     EISSN: 15497852     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10408398.2011.562060     Document Type: Review

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