Antioxidant potential of tomatoes cultivated in organic and conventional systems

Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 521-529

  Borguini, Renata Galhardo ^a   Bastos, Deborah Helena Markowicz ^b   Moita Neto, José Machado ^c   Capasso, Fernanda Sobral ^b   Da Silva Torres, Elizabeth Aparecida Ferraz ^b  

^a EMBRAPA CERRADOS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PIAUÍ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antioxidant activity; Ascorbic acid; Lycopene; Phenolic compounds

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885342511     PISSN: 15168913     EISSN: 16784324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1516-89132013000400001     Document Type: Article

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