Nuts : properties, consumption and nutrition / Isabella M. Davis editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Davis, Isabella M.

Series:

Agriculture issues and policies

Food and beverage consumption and health

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nuts--Composition.

Nuts.

Nuts--Health aspects.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (198 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Hauppauge, N.Y. : Nova Science Publishers, c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Several epidemiological studies have revealed that people who consume nuts regularly are less likely to suffer from coronary heart disease. Clinical trials have found that consumption of various nuts can lower serum LDL cholesterol concentrations. This book presents research in the study of nut properties, consumption and nutrition.

Contents:

Bioactive components in edible nuts and health benefits / Jun Yang ... [et al.]

Physical and nutritional attributes of the fruits and nuts of the shea tree (Vitellaria Paradoxa C.F. Gaertn) in Nigeria / F.D. Ugese ... [et al.]

Bioactive compounds from Anacardium occidentale cashew nut shell liquid / Maria Stasiuk

Effect of packaging material O2 permeability, light, temperature and storage time on quality retention of raw ground almond (Prunus dulcis) and walnut (Juglans regia L.) kernels / S.F. Mexis, A.V. Badeka, M.G. Kontominas

Physical properties of shea (Vitellaria paradoxa Gaertn.) fruits, nuts and kernels from different localities of Cameroon / Bup Nde Divine ... [et al.]

Growth, yield, heavy metals, and microorganisms in soil and fruit of pecans fertilized with biosolids / S.H. Tarango Rivero, E. Orrantia Borunda

Areca nut may kill cells in a different way / Mei-Huei Lin ... [et al.].

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-61122-370-9