Antioxidant Capacity of Green Tea (Camellia sinensis)

Processing and Impact on Antioxidants in Beverages

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 33-39

  Bruno, Richard S ^a   Bomser, Joshua A ^a   Ferruzzi, Mario G ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Cardiovascular disease; Catechins; EGCG; Epigallocatechin gallate; Green tea; Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease; Oxidative stress; Polyphenols

Indexed keywords

EID: 84902220593     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-404738-9.00004-0     Document Type: Chapter

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