The Health Potential of Fruits and Vegetables Phytochemicals: Notable Examples

Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition

Volumn 56, Issue 7, 2016, Pages 1097-1107

  Rodriguez Casado, Arantxa ^a  

^a IMDEA FOOD INSTITUTE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Broccoli; cocoa; dandelion; garlic; grapes; olives

Indexed keywords

COCOA; DISEASES; FRUITS; GENE THERAPY; HEALTH RISKS; NUTRITION; VEGETABLES;

BROCCOLI; DANDELION; GARLIC; GRAPES; OLIVES;

HEALTH;

ANTIOXIDANT; CALCIUM BINDING PROTEIN; CALCOCO1 PROTEIN, MOUSE; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; TRACE ELEMENT;

BRASSICA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHEMISTRY; DANDELION; FRUIT; GARLIC; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; NEOPLASMS; NUTRITION POLICY; OLIVE TREE; PLANT SEED; VEGETABLE; VITIS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ANTIOXIDANTS; BRASSICA; CALCIUM-BINDING PROTEINS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; FRUIT; GARLIC; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MICRONUTRIENTS; NEOPLASMS; NUTRITION POLICY; OLEA; PHYTOCHEMICALS; SEEDS; TARAXACUM; VEGETABLES; VITIS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84969260609     PISSN: 10408398     EISSN: 15497852     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10408398.2012.755149     Document Type: Review

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