Diffusion profiles of health beneficial components from goji berry (Lyceum barbarum) marinated in alcohol and their antioxidant capacities as affected by alcohol concentration and steeping time

Foods

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 32-42

  Song, Yang ^a   Xu, Baojun ^b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b BNU HKBU UNITED INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE   (China)

Author keywords

Alcohol concentration; Antioxidant; Betaine; Goji berry; Phenolics; Steeping time; carotene

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885844029     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23048158     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/foods2010032     Document Type: Article

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