Effects of cooking on rutin and glutathione concentrations and antioxidant activity of green asparagus (Asparagus officinalis) spears

Green asparagus spears are a good source of phytochemical antioxidants which may positively affect human health. Cooking conditions should be optimized for retention and availability of beneficial compounds in order to benefit consumers. The objectives of this study were to identify the cooking meth...

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Main Authors: Jenna M. Drinkwater, Rong Tsao, Ronghua Liu, Cheryl Defelice, David J. Wolyn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-01-01
Series:Journal of Functional Foods
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1756464614003636