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Influence of genetic and vintage factors in flavan-3-ol composition of grape seeds of a segregating Vitis vinifera population.
Journal of the science of food and agriculture - 1 Jan 2017
Hernández Maria M, Song Shiren, Menéndez Cristina M
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BACKGROUND: Flavan-3-ol compounds are important secondary metabolites which show high antioxidant activity and are responsible for bitterness and astringency of food products. The aim of this work was to evaluate the potential for selecting grape materials with higher seed flavanol content from a breeding population. The composition and content of flavan-3-ols from 151 genotypes obtained from crossing wine grape...
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