Wild Arbutus unedo L. and Rubus ulmifolius Schott fruits are underutilized sources of valuable bioactive compounds with antioxidant capacity

Fruits

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 435-448

  Ruiz Rodríguez, Brígida María ^a   Sánchez Moreno, Concepción ^b   De Ancos, Begoña ^b   Cortes Sánchez Mata, María De ^a   Fernández Ruiz, Virginia ^a   Cámara, Montaña ^a   Tardío, Javier ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b CSIC   (Spain)

^c Inst Madr Investig Desarro Rural Agrar Aliment IMIDRA Finca El Encín   (Spain)

Author keywords

Antioxidantes; Arbutus unedo; Compuestos fen licos; Contenido fen lico; Espa a; Fruits; Rubus ulmifolius

Indexed keywords

EID: 84908402838     PISSN: 02481294     EISSN: 1625967X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/fruits/2014035     Document Type: Article

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