Fruit and vegetable phytochemicals
Subtitle: chemistry, nutritional value and stability
By: Laura A. de la Rosa, Emilio Alvarez-Parrilla, Gustavo A. González-Aguilar.
Contributors: Alvarez-Parrilla, Emilio.; González-Aguilar, Gustavo A.
Edition: 1. ed.
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Ames, Iowa
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780813803203
Subjects: Phytochemicals; Polyphenols; Carotenoids; Fruit -- Analysis; Vegetables -- Analysis
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The contribution of fruit and vegetable consumption to human health / Elhadi M. Yahia; title: Phenolic compounds: chemistry and occurrence in fruits and vegetables / Cristina Andres-Lacueva ... [et al.]; title: Synthesis and metabolism of phenolic compounds / Mikal E. Saltveit; title: Enzymatic and non-enzymatic degradation of polyphenols / José Manuel López-Nicolás and Francisco García-Carmona; title: Chemistry of flavonoids / Rong Tsao and Jason McCallum; title: Flavonoids and their relation to human health / Alma E. Robles-Sardin ... [et al.]; title: Chemistry, stability and biological actions of carotenoids / Elhadi M. Yahia and José de Jesús Ornelas-Paz; title: Dietary fiber and associated antioxidants in fruit and vegetables / Fulgencio Saura-Calixto, Jara Pérez-Jiménez and Isabel Goñi; title: Emerging technologies used for the extraction of phytochemicals from fruits, vegetables and other natural sources / Marleny D. A. Saldaña, Felix M. C. Gamarra and Rodrigo M. P Siloto; title: Methods of analysis of antioxidant capacity of phytochemicals / Nuria Grigelmo-Miguel ... [et al.]; title: Phytochemical changes in the postharvest and minimal processing of fresh fruits and vegetables / Gustavo A. González-Aguilar ... [et al.]; title: Quality loss of fruits and vegetables induced by microbial growth / Saul Ruiz Cruz and Sofia Arvizu-Medrano.