LEADER 03355nam 2200529 a 450 001 9910627291203321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-283-30580-1 010 $a9786613305800 010 $a1-84593-529-2 035 $a(CKB)2670000000120546 035 $a(EBL)793237 035 $a(OCoLC)758335853 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000537473 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12179324 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000537473 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10553300 035 $a(PQKB)10424536 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC793237 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000120546 100 $a20110107d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aHealth-promoting properties of fruits and vegetables /$fedited by Leon A. Terry 210 $aWallingford, U.K. ;$aCambridge, Mass. $cCABI$d2011 215 $a1 online resource (427 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-84593-528-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aAlliums -- Gemma A. Chope, Katherine Cools and Leon A. Terry -- Avocado / Marjolaine Meyer ... [et al.] -- Blueberry and cranberry / Charles Forney and Wilhelmina Kalt -- Brassicas / Peter Walley and Vicky Buchanan-Wollaston -- Citrus / Amarat H. Simonne and Mark Ritenour -- Curcurbits / Mark Hodges and Gene Lester -- Exotics / Nettra Somboonkaew and Leon A. Terry -- Grapes / Pierre-Louis Teissedre and Christian Chervin -- Leafy vegetables and salads / Peter Toivonen and D. Mark Hodges -- Pome / Chris Watkins and Ruihai Liu -- Potato and other root crops / Anne Pihlanto -- Prunus / Ariel R. Vicente ... [et al.] -- Ribes and rubus / Jordi Gine Bordonaba and Leon A. Terry -- Strawberry / Jordi Gine Bordonaba and Leon A. Terry -- Tomato and other solanaceous fruits / Amarat H. Simonne, Cecilia do Nascimento Nunes and Jeffrey K. Brecht -- Tropical / Thiruchelvam Thanaraj and Leon A. Terry -- Methodologies for extraction, isolation, characterisation, and quantification of bioactive compounds / Katherine Cools, Ariel Vicente and Leon A. Terry -- Methodologies for in-vitro and in-vivo activity of bioactive compounds / Paul J. Thornalley, Mingzhan Xue and Naila Rabbani. 330 $aFruits and vegetables are among the richest sources of ascorbic acid, other antioxidants and they produce specific bioactive compounds. A general consensus from health experts has confirmed that an increased dietary intake of antioxidant compounds found in most fresh produce types may protect against oxidative damage caused by free radicals and reduce the incidence of certain cancers and chronic diseases. This work collectively discusses and reviews empirical data on the health promoting properties of all fresh produce types, and it provides detailed information on the identity, nature, bioava 606 $aFruit in human nutrition 606 $aVegetables in human nutrition 615 0$aFruit in human nutrition. 615 0$aVegetables in human nutrition. 676 $a613.2 701 $aTerry$b Leon A$g(Leon Alexander)$01266409 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910627291203321 996 $aHealth-promoting properties of fruits and vegetables$92973078 997 $aUNINA