Physico-Chemical Properties and Antioxidant Potential of Syrup Prepared from 'Madhura' Sweet Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L. Moench) Cultivar Grown at Different Locations in Kenya

Sugar Tech

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 263-270

  Willis, Owino O ^a   Mouti, Makori E ^a   Sila, Daniel N ^a   Mwasaru, Mwanjala ^a   Thiongo, George ^a   Murage, Hunja ^a   Ojijo, Nelson O ^a  

^a JOMO KENYATTA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Color; Flavonoid; Minerals; Phenolics; Physicochemical antioxidant; Radical scavengers; Sweet sorghum syrup

Indexed keywords

SORGHUM BICOLOR;

EID: 84881026863     PISSN: 09721525     EISSN: 09740740     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12355-013-0222-0     Document Type: Article

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