Characterization of the appearance, health-promoting compounds, and antioxidant capacity of the florets of the loose-curd cauliflower

International Journal of Food Properties

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 392-402

  Gu, Honghui ^a   Wang, Jiansheng ^a   Zhao, Zhenqing ^a   Sheng, Xiaoguang ^a   Yu, Huifang ^a   Huang, Wenbin ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION AND MICROBIOLOGY   (China)

^b Wenzhou Shenlu Seeds Co Ltd   (China)

Author keywords

Antioxidant capacity; Ascorbic acid; Carotenoids; Chlorophylls; Glucosinolates; Loose curd cauliflower; Phenolics

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANTS; CHLOROPHYLL; PIGMENTS;

ANTIOXIDANT CAPACITY; CAROTENOIDS; GLUCOSINOLATES; LOOSE-CURD CAULIFLOWER; PHENOLICS;

ASCORBIC ACID;

EID: 84910669913     PISSN: 10942912     EISSN: 15322386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10942912.2013.831445     Document Type: Article

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