Fig (Ficus carica): Production, Processing, and Properties / edited by Mohamed Fawzy Ramadan.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ramadan, Mohamed Fawzy, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Food science.

Agriculture.

Botany.

Food--Analysis.

Food.

Chemistry.

Food Science.

Plant Science.

Food Chemistry.

Local Subjects:

Food Science.

Agriculture.

Plant Science.

Food Chemistry.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (811 pages)

Edition:

1st ed. 2023.

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2023.

Summary:

This book creates a multidisciplinary forum of discussion on Ficus carica with particular emphasis on its horticulture, post-harvest, marketability, phytochemistry, extraction protocols, biochemistry, nutritional value, functionality, health-promoting properties, ethnomedicinal applications, technology and processing. The impact of traditional and innovative processing on the recovery of high-added value compounds from Ficus carica byproducts is extensively reported. Also, the text discusses the potential applications of Ficus carica in food, cosmetics, and pharmaceutical products. Fig (Ficus carica): Production, Processing, and Properties illustrates a diversity of developments in food science and horticultural research including: Production, processing, chemistry, and functional properties of Ficus carica. Ficus carica phytochemicals and its health-promoting effects. Food, non-food and technological applications of Ficus carica. Recent research focuses on studying the bioactive compounds and therapeutic traits and investigating the mode of action and toxicological impacts of medical plant extracts and bioactive phytochemicals. Ficus carica is of significant importance due to its widespread food, industrial and medicinal applications. Although Ficus carica products are already commercially available in the international market, it is hard to find a reference work covering the production, processing, chemistry and properties of Ficus carica. This book will be the first publication focusing specifically on this important topic.

Contents:

Introduction to Fig (Ficus carica): Production, Processing, and Properties

Section 1. Fig (Ficus carica): Cultivation, species, and cultivars

Figs in Morocco: Diversity patterns, valorization pathways and chain value resilience

Fig tree genome and diversity

Genetic diversity of fig varieties

Bud structure and evolution

Phenotypic variability of fig (Ficus carica)

Morpho-chemical Characteristics Useful in the Identification of Fig (Ficus carica L.) Germplasm

Agronomic strategies for fig cultivation in a temperate-humid climate zone

Cultivars and agricultural practices of fig (Ficus carica)

Physiological behaviour of fig tree (Ficus carica L.) under different climatic conditions

Fig (Ficus carica) production and yield

Defense mechanism of fig (Ficus carica) against biotic stresses: An advanced role model under Moraceae

Section 2: Fig (Ficus carica): Chemistry, functionality and health-promoting properties

Chemistry and nutritional value of fresh and dried fig (Ficus carica)

Fig seeds: source of value-added oil within the scope of circular economy

Fig (Ficus carica) leaves: composition and functional properties

Fig (Ficus carica) oil

Composition and functional properties of fig (Ficus carica) phenolics

Phenolic compounds of Fresh and dried fig: Characterization and health effects

Ficus carica L. as a source of natural bioactive flavonoids

Fig (Ficus carica) minerals

Bioactive compounds of fig (Ficus carica)

Fig volatiles

Fig Enzymes: Characterization, Biological Roles, and Applications

Preventive roles of phytochemicals from Ficus carica in Diabetes and its secondary complications

Composition and health-promoting effects of fig (Ficus carica) extracts

Genotoxic and antimutagenic activity of Ficus carica extracts

Composition and biological activities of Ficus carica latex

Extraction and analysis of polyphenolic compounds in Ficus carica L.

Section 3: Fig (Ficus carica): Technology, processing, and applications

Fig drying technologies

Chemistry and functionality of processed fig

Fig Syrup as a natural sugar substitute

Fig shelf life

Use of proteolytic activity of Ficus carica in milk coagulation.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Print version: Ramadan, Mohamed Fawzy Fig (Ficus Carica): Production, Processing, and Properties

ISBN:

9783031164934