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Bioactives in fruit : health benefits and functional foods /
"For centuries we have known that fruit is important for health, but we are only just beginning to fully understand why. Bioactives in Fruit: Health Benefits and Functional Foods aims to summarise some of our current knowledge on the bioactive compounds that are associated with the health benef...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Chichester, West Sussex, UK :
Wiley Blackwell,
2013.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Introduction to the major classes of bioactives present in fruit
- Fibre in fruit
- Bioavailability of antioxidant compounds from fruits
- Pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic interaction of functional foods with medicines
- Health properties of apple and pear
- Orange and grapefruit bioactive compounds, health benefits and other attributes
- Health benefits from pomegranates and stone fruit, including plums, peaches, apricots and cherries
- The potential health benefits of the sub-tropical fruits kiwifruit, feijoa and tamarillo
- Effect of health-promoting properties of grapes, including resveratrol
- Potential health benefits of blackcurrants
- Overview of the health properties of blueberries
- Cranberry polyphenols in the promotion of urinary tract, cardiovascular and emerging health areas
- Vegetable fruits : a cornucopia of health benefits
- Potential health benefits of avocados
- Cardiovascular benefits of olive oil: beyond effects of fat content
- Cocoa, blood flow, and the brain
- Breeding for enhanced bioactives in berry fruit
- The influence of pre- and post-harvest environmental stress on fruit bioactives
- Recovery of valuable bioactives from residues arising from fruit processing
- Stability and bioaccessibility of fruit bioactives in foods : food component interactions and matrix effect.