Antioxidants in Italian head lettuce (lactuca sativa var. capitatal.) Grown in organic and conventional systems under greenhouse conditions

Journal of Food Biochemistry

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 56-61

  Durazzo, Alessandra ^a   Azzini, Elena ^a   Lazzé, Maria Claudia ^b   Raguzzini, Anna ^a   Pizzala, Roberto ^b   Maiani, Gianluca ^a   Palomba, Lara ^a   Maiani, Giuseppe ^a  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DELLA NUTRIZIONE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT PROPERTIES; BIOACTIVE MOLECULES; BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS; CONVENTIONAL PRODUCTS; CONVENTIONAL SYSTEMS; GREENHOUSE CONDITIONS; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; POLYPHENOL EXTRACT;

GREENHOUSES; HARVESTING; VALUE ENGINEERING;

ANTIOXIDANTS;

ASTERACEAE; LACTUCA; LACTUCA SATIVA;

EID: 84892678210     PISSN: 01458884     EISSN: 17454514     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jfbc.12025     Document Type: Article

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