Antioxidant activity of essential oils

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 61, Issue 46, 2013, Pages 10835-10847

  Amorati, Riccardo ^a   Foti, Mario C ^b   Valgimigli, Luca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

antioxidant; essential oils; food; hydroperoxide; oxidation; peroxyl radicals

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE PACKAGING; ANTI-OXIDANT ACTIVITIES; ANTIOXIDANT PROPERTIES; HYDROPEROXIDES; NATURAL ANTIOXIDANTS; PEROXYL RADICAL; SYNTHETIC ANTIOXIDANTS; VOLATILE COMPOUNDS;

ANTIOXIDANTS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; FOOD PRODUCTS; OILS AND FATS; OXIDATION; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

ESSENTIAL OILS;

ANTIOXIDANT; ESSENTIAL OIL; FOOD ADDITIVE; VEGETABLE OIL;

REVIEW; SYNTHESIS;

ANTIOXIDANTS; FOOD ADDITIVES; OILS, VOLATILE; PLANT OILS;

EID: 84888326765     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: 15205118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf403496k     Document Type: Review

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