Evaluation of total phenolics, flavonoids and antioxidant activity of 18 Korean onion cultivars: A comparative study

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 94, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1521-1529

  Sharma, Kavita ^a   Assefa, Awraris D ^a   Kim, Seol ^a   Ko, Eun Young ^a   Lee, Eul Tai ^b   Park, Se Won ^a  

^a Konkuk University   (South Korea)

^b Rural Development Administration   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Flavonols; Onion; Total flavonoids; Total phenolics

Indexed keywords

ALLIUM CEPA;

ANTIOXIDANT; FLAVONOID; FLAVONOL DERIVATIVE; ISORHAMNETIN 3-O-GLUCOSIDE; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT; QUERCETIN;

CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; ONION; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PLANT ROOT; SOUTH KOREA; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANTIOXIDANTS; FLAVONOIDS; FLAVONOLS; ONIONS; PHENOLS; PHOTOPERIOD; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT ROOTS; QUERCETIN; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84900561741     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.6450     Document Type: Article

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