Carob Kibble: A Bioactive-Rich Food Ingredient

Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 63-72

  Nasar Abbas, Syed M ^a   e Huma, Zill ^a,d   Vu, Thi Huong ^a   Khan, Muhammad Kamran ^a,e   Esbenshade, Henry ^b   Jayasena, Vijay ^c  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Carobs Australia Inc   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

^e GOVERNMENT COLLEGE UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Anti inflammatory; Antioxidant activity; Kibble; Pinitol; Polyphenols

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANTS; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASES; FOOD ADDITIVES;

ANTI-INFLAMMATORIES; ANTI-OXIDANT ACTIVITIES; KIBBLE; PINITOL; POLYPHENOLS;

SOURCE SEPARATION;

EID: 84955751717     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15414337     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1541-4337.12177     Document Type: Article

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