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Dried fruits : phytochemicals and health effects /

Dried fruits serve as important healthful snack items around the world. They provide a concentrated form of fresh fruits, prepared by different drying techniques. With their unique combination of taste/aroma, essential nutrients, fibre, and phytochemicals or bioactive compounds, dried fruits are con...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Alasalvar, Cesarettin, Shahidi, Fereidoon, 1951-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ames, Iowa : Wiley-Blackwell, 2013.
Colección:Functional food science and technology series.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Dried fruits serve as important healthful snack items around the world. They provide a concentrated form of fresh fruits, prepared by different drying techniques. With their unique combination of taste/aroma, essential nutrients, fibre, and phytochemicals or bioactive compounds, dried fruits are convenient for healthy eating and can bridge the gap between recommended intake of fruits and actual consumption. Dried fruits are nutritionally equivalent to fresh fruits, in smaller serving sizes, in the current dietary recommendations of various countries. Scientific evidence suggests that indivi.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781118464656
1118464656
9781118464663
1118464664