Phenolic compounds and antioxidant activity of Brazil nut (Bertholletia excelsa)
Brazil nuts were shelled and separated as kernel and brown skin; whole nuts were also used. Soluble phenolics from each portion as well as the whole nut were extracted using 70% acetone under reflux conditions. Insoluble-bound phenolics were subsequently extracted into diethyl ether–ethyl acetate mi...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2010-07-01
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| Series: | Journal of Functional Foods |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1756464610000381 |