Peanuts: Bioactives and Allergens

• Author(s): N. Alice Lee, Graeme C. Wright, Rao C.N. Rachaputi,
• Publisher: DEStech Publications, Inc
• Pages: 382
• ISBN_10: 160595036X
  ISBN_13: 9781605950365
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Cooking / Health & Healing / Allergy , Health & Fitness / Allergies , Health & Fitness / Diet & Nutrition / Nutrition ,

Description:... Investigates the chemistry and bioactivity of the peanut as a food ingredientClarifies the causes of health effects in the human diet, both positive and negativePresents technical strategies to increase peanuts' value and reduce risks

With the peanut representing an ever-increasing component of the global diet, the current book presents a scientific analysis of the two main and dichotomous properties of peanuts: allergenicity and health. The volume provides a technical explanation of the bioactive nutrients and dietary benefits of the peanut. It also reviews and analyzes the evidence implicating peanuts as a food allergen. Moving beyond nutritional science to food technology and engineering, the book demonstrates how genetic, pre-harvest, post-harvest and processing technologies can be applied to increase the nutraceutical value of peanuts and mitigate their risks.