Bioactives in fruit [[electronic resource] ] : health benefits and functional foods / / editors, Margot Skinner, Denise Hunter

• Pubblicazione: Chichester, West Sussex, U.K., : Wiley-Blackwell, c2013
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (663 pages) : illustrations, graphs
• Disciplina: 613.2
• Soggetto topico: Fruit; Biochemistry
• Altri autori: SkinnerMargot HunterDenise
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Bioactives in fruit
• ISBN: 1-118-63555-8; 1-118-63556-6; 1-118-63559-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910265228003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II