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Edible berries: bioactive components and their effect on human health.

Shivraj Hariram Nile, +1 more
- 01 Feb 2014 - 
- Vol. 30, Iss: 2, pp 134-144
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The following is a comprehensive and critical review on nutritional and non-nutritional bioactive compounds of berries including their absorption, metabolism, and biological activity in relation to their potential effect on human health.
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This article is published in Nutrition.The article was published on 2014-02-01. It has received 609 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Nutraceutical.

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