Variations in proximate nutrients, phytochemicals, and antioxidant activity of field-cultivated red pepper fruits at different harvest times

Horticulture Environment and Biotechnology

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 493-503

  Bhandari, Shiva Ram ^a,b   Bashyal, Usha ^b   Lee, Young Sang ^b  

^a Chonbuk National University   (South Korea)

^b Soonchunhyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

capsaicinoids; Capsicum annuum; flavonoids; harvesting time; phytosterols; vitamin E; carotene

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992702570     PISSN: 22113452     EISSN: 22113460     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13580-016-1008-6     Document Type: Article

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