Physicomechanical, phytochemical, volatile compounds and free radical scavenging properties of eight pomegranate cultivars and classification by principal component and cluster analyses

British Food Journal

Volumn 116, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 544-567

  Fawole, Olaniyi Amos ^a   Opara, Umezuruike Linus ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; PCA; Physico chemical properties; Pomegranate; Texture; Volatiles

Indexed keywords

EID: 84896300633     PISSN: 0007070X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/BFJ-06-2012-0145     Document Type: Article

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