Seasonal variability of phenolic compounds and antioxidant activity in prickly pear cladodes of Opuntia and Nopalea genres

Abstract The prickly pear is a cactaceae that have chemical compounds that act as natural antioxidants. In addition, the prickly pear is a plant widely used in semiarid region as it’s considered very important forage for animal feed, especially in the dry season. The objectives of this research were...

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Main Authors: Francisco Abel Lemos ALVES, Albericio Pereira de ANDRADE, Riselane de Lucena Alcântara BRUNO, Maria Goretti de Vasconcelos SILVA, Maria de Fátima Vanderlei de SOUZA, Djalma Cordeiro dos SANTOS
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Ciência e Tecnologia de Alimentos 2017-10-01
Series:Food Science and Technology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0101-20612017000400536&lng=en&tlng=en