Application of a functional mathematical index (FMI) for predicting effects of the composition of jujube fruit on nutritional quality and health

Journal of Food Composition and Analysis

Volumn 42, Issue , 2015, Pages 164-170

  Finotti, Enrico ^a   Bersani, Enrico ^b   Del Prete, Ernesto ^c   Friedman, Mendel ^d  

^a CRA NUT National Council for Agricultural Research Research Center for Food and Nutrition   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c DEPARTMENT OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE   (Italy)

^d WESTERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Antioxidative capacity; Cancer cell inhibition; Consumer acceptance; Essential amino acids; Flavonoids; Food composition; Harvest maturity; Jujube fruit; Marketing; Mathematical modeling; Nutritional quality; Processing; Protein

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937883093     PISSN: 08891575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfca.2015.03.003     Document Type: Article

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