Contribution of Polyphenol Oxidation, Chlorophyll and Vitamin C Degradation to the Blackening of Piper nigrum L.

Black pepper (Piper nigrum L.) is the most widely used spice in the world. Blackening is considered to be beneficial and important in the processing of black pepper because it contributes to its color and flavor. The purpose of this paper is to investigate polyphenol oxidation as well as the chlorop...

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Main Authors: Fenglin Gu, Feifei Huang, Guiping Wu, Hongying Zhu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-02-01
Series:Molecules
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/23/2/370