Dried fruits : phytochemicals and health applications / edited by Cesarettin Alasalvar.
| Other author | Alasalvar, Cesarettin. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Ames, Iowa : Wiley-Blackwell, 2013. |
| Description | xviii, 488 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Portion of title | Phytochemicals and health applications |
| Series | Functional food science and technology series Functional food science and technology series. ^A1178828 |
| Contents | 1 Composition, phytochemicals, and beneficial health effects of dried fruits: an overview / Cesarettin Alasalvar and Fereidoon Shahidi -- 2 Cancer chemopreventive effects of selected dried fruits / Joydeb Kumar Kundu and Young-Joon Surh -- Part 1 Dried berries -- 3 Phytochemicals and health benefits of blackberries and black currants / Haiming Shi and Liangli (Lucy) Yu -- 4 Dried blueberries: the effects of processing on health-promoting compounds / William L. Kerr -- 5 Functional characteristics of dried cranberries / K.M. Schaich -- 6 Phytochemicals and health benefits of goji berries / Ying Zhong, Fereidoon Shahidi, and Marian Naczk -- 7 Dried mulberries: phytochemicals and health effects / Mine Gultekin Ozguven and Beraat Ozcelik -- 8 Dried raspberries: phytochemicals and health effects / Esteban I. Mejia-Meza ... [et al.] -- 9 Phytochemical antioxidants and health benefits of dried strawberries / Rong Tsao and Hongyan Li -- 10 Beneficial effects of dried berry fruits in human health and disease prevention / Shirley Zafra-Stone, Manashi Bagchi, and Debasis Bagchi -- Part 2 Nontropical Dried fruits -- 11 Phytochemicals and health benefits of dried apple snacks / H.P. Vasantha Rupasinghe and Ajit P.K. Joshi -- 12 Phytochemicals and health benefits of dried apricots / Neslihan Goncuoglu, Burce Atac Mogol, and Vural Gokmen -- 13 Dried cherries: phytochemicals and health perspectives / Letitia McCune -- 14 Dried citrus fruits: phytochemicals and health beneficial effects / Tzou-Chi Huang and Chi-Tang Ho -- 15 Functional characteristics of dried figs / Cesarettin Alasalvar -- 16 Drying nectarines: functional compounds and antioxidant potential / Daniel Valero, Huertas Maria Diaz-Mula, and Maria Serrano -- 17 Phytochemical composition and health aspects of peach products / Emilio Alvarez-Parrilla ... [et al.] -- 18 Dried pears: phytochemicals and potential health effects / Lisete Silva, Fereidoon Shahidi, and Manuel A. Coimbra -- 19 Prunes: are they functional foods? / Alessandra Del Caro and Antonio Piga -- 20 Raisins: processing, phytochemicals, and health benefits / Fereidoon Shahidi and Zhuliang Tan -- Part 3 Tropical dries fruits -- 21 Acai fruits: potent antioxidant and anti-inflammatory superfruits with potential health benefits / Alexander G. Schauss -- 22 Bananas, dried bananas, and banana chips: nutritional characteristics, phytochemicals, and health effects / Arianna Carughi -- 23 Nutritional composition, phytochemicals, and health benefits of dates / Cesarettin Alasalvar and Fereidoon Shahidi -- 24 Neutraceutical properties of dried tropical fruits: guavas and papayas / K. Nagendra Prasad, Azrina Azlan, and Barakatun Nisak Mohd Yusof -- 25 Dried mangoes: phytochemicals, antioxidant properties, and health benefits / Fouad Abdulrahman Hassan, Sadeq Hasan Al-Sheraji, and Amin Ismail -- 26 Phytochemicals and health applications of dried passion and pineapple fruits / Jian Sun ... [et al] |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2012023960 |
| ISBN | 9780813811734 (hardback : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0813811732 (hardback : alk. paper) |