Variations in the phytochemical contents and antioxidant capacity of organically and conventionally grown Italian cauliflower (Brassica oleracea L. subsp. botrytis): Results from a three-year field study

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 61, Issue 43, 2013, Pages 10335-10344

  Lo Scalzo, Roberto ^a   Picchi, Valentina ^a   Migliori, Carmela Anna ^a   Campanelli, Gabriele ^a   Leteo, Fabrizio ^a   Ferrari, Valentino ^a   Di Cesare, Luigi Francesco ^a  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DELLA NUTRIZIONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

antioxidant capacity; cauliflower; organic and conventional farming; phytochemicals

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT CAPACITY; ANTIOXIDANT POTENTIAL; CAULIFLOWER; CONVENTIONAL SYSTEMS; ORGANIC AND CONVENTIONAL FARMING; ORGANIC CULTIVATIONS; PHYTOCHEMICALS; TOTAL GLUCOSINOLATES;

ANTIOXIDANTS; ASCORBIC ACID;

PIGMENTS;

ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; CAROTENOID; GLUCOSINOLATE; PLANT EXTRACT;

AGRICULTURE; BRASSICA; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFERENCE PAPER; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIC FARMING;

AGRICULTURE; ANTIOXIDANTS; ASCORBIC ACID; BRASSICA; CAROTENOIDS; GLUCOSINOLATES; ORGANIC AGRICULTURE; PLANT EXTRACTS;

EID: 84887056364     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: 15205118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf4026844     Document Type: Conference Paper

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