Fruit and Vegetable Phytochemicals

Chemistry, Nutritional Value and Stability

• Author(s): Laura A. de la Rosa, Emilio Alvarez-Parrilla, Gustavo A. Gonzalez-Aguilar,
• Publisher: Wiley
• Pages: 380
• ISBN_10: 0813809487
  ISBN_13: 9780813809489
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Technology & Engineering / Food Science , Science / Life Sciences / Horticulture ,

Description:... Fruit and Vegetable Phytochemicals: Chemistry, Nutritional Value and Stability provides scientists in the areas of food technology and nutrition with accessible and up-to-date information about the chemical nature, classification and analysis of the main phytochemicals present in fruits and vegetables – polyphenols and carotenoids. Special care is taken to analyze the health benefits of these compounds, their interaction with fiber, antioxidant and other biological activities, as well as the degradation processes that occur after harvest and minimal processing.