Bioactive compounds in banana and their associated health benefits - A review

Food Chemistry

Volumn 206, Issue , 2016, Pages 1-11

  Singh, Balwinder ^a   Singh, Jatinder Pal ^b   Kaur, Amritpal ^b   Singh, Narpinder ^b  

^a KHALSA COLLEGE   (India)

^b GURU NANAK DEV UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Bananas; Carotenoids; Flavonoids; Phytosterols; Polyphenols

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLS; AMINES; ANTIOXIDANTS; COMMERCE; FLAVONOIDS; FOOD PRODUCTS; HEALTH; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; PIGMENTS; PLANTS (BOTANY);

ANTI-OXIDANT ACTIVITIES; BANANAS; BIOACTIVE COMPOUNDS; CAROTENOIDS; FUNCTIONAL INGREDIENT; HISTORICAL BACKGROUND; PHYTOSTEROLS; POLYPHENOLS;

FRUITS;

BIOGENIC AMINE; CAROTENOID; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PHYTOSTEROL; ANTIOXIDANT;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; BANANA; CULTIVAR IDENTIFICATION; DIETARY FIBER; FOOD ANALYSIS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PROPHYLAXIS; REVIEW; CHEMISTRY; FRUIT; MUSA;

ANTIOXIDANTS; BIOGENIC AMINES; CAROTENOIDS; FRUIT; HUMANS; MUSA; PHENOLS; PHYTOSTEROLS;

EID: 84960869185     PISSN: 03088146     EISSN: 18737072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2016.03.033     Document Type: Review

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