Phytochemicals and Health Benefits of Dried Apricots

Dried Fruits: Phytochemicals and Health Effects

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 226-242

  Göncüoǧlu, Neslihan ^a   Mogol, Burçe Ataç ^a   Gökmen, Vural ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Antioxidant activity; Apricot drying; Composition nutritional; CVD prevention; Dietary fiber polyphenols; Dried apricots; Health benefits; Phytochemicals; Production flowchart; Sulfur treatment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887368081     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781118464663.ch12     Document Type: Chapter

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