Influence of Storage Conditions on Flavonoids Content and Antioxidant Activity of Selected Shallot (Allium Cepa Var. Ascalonicum Backer) Hybrid Cultivars

Vegetable Crops Research Bulletin

Volumn 77, Issue , 2012, Pages 101-111

  Pudzianowska, Marta ^a   Gajewski, Marek ^a   Przybył, Jarosław L ^a   Buraczyńska, Agnieszka ^a   Gaczkowska, Olga ^a   Matuszczak, Marta ^a   Dziechciarska, Marta ^a  

^a WARSAW UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Poland)

Author keywords

Activity; Antioxidant; Controlled atmosphere storage; DPPH; FRAP; Quercetin glucosides; Shallot

Indexed keywords

EID: 85018356776     PISSN: 15069427     EISSN: 18987761     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/v10032-012-0019-9     Document Type: Article

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