Interest of mate (Ilex paraguariensis A. St.-Hil.) as a new natural functional food to preserve human cardiovascular health - A review

Journal of Functional Foods

Volumn 21, Issue , 2016, Pages 440-454

  Cardozo Junior, Euclides Lara ^a   Morand, Christine ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDADE PARANAENSE   (Brazil)

^b INRA and University of Auvergne   (France)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular diseases; Ilex paraguariensis; Mate; Polyphenol rich foods

Indexed keywords

EID: 84957969594     PISSN: 17564646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jff.2015.12.010     Document Type: Review

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