[edited by] Laura A. de la Rosa, Emilio Alvarez-Parrilla, Gustavo A. González-Aguilar
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Ames, Iowa :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Wiley-Blackwell,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2010
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
xi, 367 p. :
Other Physical Details
ill. ;
Dimensions
25 cm
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references and index
CONTENTS NOTE
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The contribution of fruit and vegetable consumption to human health / Elhadi M. Yahia -- Phenolic compounds: chemistry and occurrence in fruits and vegetables / Cristina Andrés-Lacueva ... [et al.] -- Synthesis and metabolism of phenolic compounds / Mikal E. Saltveit -- Enzymatic and nonenzymatic degradation of polyphenols / José Manuel López-Nicolás and Francisco García-Carmona -- Chemistry of flavonoids / Rong Tsao and Jason McCallum -- Flavonoids and their relation to human health / Alma E. Robles-Sardin ... [et al.] -- Chemistry, stability, and biological actions of carotenoids / Elhadi M. Yahia and José de Jesús Ornelas-Paz -- Dietary fiber and associated antioxidants in fruit and vegetables / Fulgencio Saura-Calixto, Jara Pérez-Jiménez, and Isabel Goñi -- 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 -- Methods of analysis of antioxidant capacity of phytochemicals / Nuria Grigelmo-Miguel ... [et al.] -- Phytochemical changes in the postharvest and minimal processing of fresh fruits and vegetables / Gustavo A. González-Aguilar ... [et al.] -- Quality loss of fruits and vegetables induced by microbial growth / Saul Ruiz Cruz and Sofia Arvizu-Medrano