Nutritional and antioxidant properties of wild edible plants and their use as potential ingredients in the modern diet

International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition

Volumn 64, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 944-952

  Romojaro, Ana ^a   Botella, Ma Ángeles ^a   Obón, Concepción ^a   Pretel, Ma Teresa ^a  

^a MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Antioxidant activity; Modern diet; Nutritional properties; Wild edible plants

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; TRACE ELEMENT; ZINC;

ANGIOSPERM; ARTICLE; CALCIUM INTAKE; CHEMISTRY; EDIBLE PLANT; HUMAN; MEDITERRANEAN DIET; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; ODOR; TASTE; VEGETABLE;

ANGIOSPERMS; ANTIOXIDANTS; CALCIUM, DIETARY; DIET, MEDITERRANEAN; HUMANS; NUTRITIVE VALUE; ODORS; PHENOLS; PLANTS, EDIBLE; TASTE; TRACE ELEMENTS; VEGETABLES; ZINC;

EID: 84887464608     PISSN: 09637486     EISSN: 14653478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09637486.2013.821695     Document Type: Article

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