Health-promoting properties of fruit and vegetables / edited by Leon A. Terry.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Terry, Leon A. (Leon Alexander)

C.A.B. International.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fruit in human nutrition.

Vegetables in human nutrition.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 417 pages) : illustrations

Other Title:

Title in CIP on verso of PDF title page: Health-promoting properties of fruits and vegetables

Place of Publication:

Wallingford, Oxfordshire ; Cambridge, MA : CABI, [2011]

System Details:

text file

Summary:

This book has 19 chapters focusing on the beneficial effects of the consumption of fruits and vegetables on human health. Some of the most common fruits and vegetables, their biologically active constituents and their medicinal properties are discussed. Some methodologies used for the extraction, isolation, characterization and quantification of these biologically active compounds and evaluation of their in vitro and in vivo activities are also presented.

Contents:

Alliums / Gemma A. Chope, Katherine Cools and Leon A. Terry

Avocado / Marjolaine Meyer ... [and others]

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 ... [and others]

Ribes and rubus / Jordi Giné Bordonaba and Leon A. Terry

Strawberry / Jordi Giné 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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Health-promoting properties of fruits and vegetables.

ISBN:

1-84593-528-4

OCLC:

757518597

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.