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Bioactive compounds in fruits : biomedical applications and functional foods / editors, Shandesh Bhattarai, Edivan Carvalho Vieira, Mahendra Rai.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Plant bioactive compounds.
- Fruit--Composition.
- Fruit.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (328 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour.
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, 2026.
- Contents:
- 1. Introduction to bioactive compounds in fruits
- 2. Fruit species in the urban landscape: native and introduced species as functional foods
- 3. Bioavailability and bioactivities of fruit-derived compounds
- 4. Nutritional composition and bioactive potential of Brazilian nuts
- 5. Bioactive peptides from fruits and their health-promoting properties
- 6. Polysaccharides in fruits and their bioactivities
- 7. Carotenoids and their impact on health
- 8. Functional foods: fruits as disease preventers
- 9. Nutritional and therapeutic value of wild edible fruits
- 10. Nutritional and therapeutic potential of Brazilian Cerrado fruits: challenges and future perspectives
- 11. Regulatory aspects of bioactive compounds in functional foods
- 12. Future directions in bioactive compounds and functional foods
- 13. The future of fruits as next generation functional foods.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Ipswich, MA Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on print version record.
- Other Format:
- ebook version :
- ISBN:
- 9781040992470 (electronic bk.)
- 1040992471 (electronic bk.)
- Publisher Number:
- 90104711692
- CIPO000402567
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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