Chicoric acid levels in commercial basil (Ocimum basilicum) and Echinacea purpurea products
Fresh basil (Ocimum basilicum) leaves contain chicoric acid, which is the principal phenolic compound in Echinacea purpurea and purportedly an active ingredient in dietary supplements derived from E. purpurea. Here the concentrations of chicoric acid in dried and fresh basil products available to co...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2010-01-01
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| Series: | Journal of Functional Foods |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1756464609000784 |