Nutrients, phytochemicals and antioxidant activity in wild populations of Allium ampeloprasum L., a valuable underutilized vegetable

Food Research International

Volumn 62, Issue , 2014, Pages 272-279

  Garcia Herrera P ^a   Morales, P ^a,b   Fernandez Ruiz V ^a   Sanchez Mata M C ^a   Camara M ^a   Carvalho, A M ^b   Ferreira, I C F R ^b   Pardo de Santayana, M ^c   Molina, M ^d   Tardio, J ^d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO DE BRAGANÇA   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^d Agrario y Alimentario (IMIDRA)   (Spain)

Author keywords

Antioxidant activity; Bioactive compounds; Natural production; Nutrients; Wild leek

Indexed keywords

ALLIUM AMPELOPRASUM; ANTI-OXIDANT ACTIVITIES; ANTIOXIDANT CAPACITY; BIOACTIVE COMPOUNDS; CULTIVATED ALLIUMS; NATURAL PRODUCTIONS; WILD LEEK; WILD POPULATIONS;

AGENTS; CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS; LINOLEIC ACID; NUTRITION; PLANTS (BOTANY); POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACIDS; VEGETABLES;

NUTRIENTS;

EID: 84897879041     PISSN: 09639969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2014.03.004     Document Type: Article

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