Fatty acids, α-tocopherol, β-carotene, and lutein contents in forage legumes, forbs, and a grass-clover mixture

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 61, Issue 49, 2013, Pages 11913-11920

  Elgersma, Anjo ^a   Søegaard, Karen ^b   Jensen, Søren Krogh ^b  

^a Aarhus University ^*  (Netherlands)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

antioxidants; carotenes; fatty acids; grassland species; herbs; legumes; lutein; tocopherols

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; MIXTURES; PLANTS (BOTANY); VITAMINS;

CAROTENES; GRASSLAND SPECIES; HERBS; LEGUMES; LUTEIN; TOCOPHEROLS;

FATTY ACIDS;

ANCHUSA; ANIMALIA; ANTHRISCUS CEREFOLIUM; BORAGINACEAE; BORAGO OFFICINALIS; CARUM CARVI; CICHORIUM INTYBUS; DICOTYLEDONEAE; ECHIUM VULGARE; LOLIUM PERENNE; LOTUS CORNICULATUS; MEDICAGO SATIVA; MELILOTUS; MELILOTUS OFFICINALIS; PLANTAGO; PLANTAGO LANCEOLATA; SANGUISORBA MINOR; TRIFOLIUM; TRIFOLIUM REPENS; VIPERINAE;

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; BETA CAROTENE; FATTY ACID; XANTHOPHYLL;

ANGIOSPERM; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; FABACEAE; MEDICAGO; POACEAE;

ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL; ANGIOSPERMS; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; BETA CAROTENE; FABACEAE; FATTY ACIDS; LUTEIN; MEDICAGO; POACEAE;

EID: 84890515720     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: 15205118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf403195v     Document Type: Article

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