TY - BOOK ID - 80746171 TI - Antioxidants in fruits : properties and health benefits AU - Nayik, Gulzar Ahmad AU - Gull, Amir AU - Springer Link PY - 2020 SN - 9811572852 9811572844 PB - Gateway East, Singapore : Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Biomedical engineering. KW - Clinical nutrition. KW - Food—Biotechnology. KW - Nutrition . KW - Biomedical Engineering/Biotechnology. KW - Clinical Nutrition. KW - Food Science. KW - Nutrition. KW - Alimentation KW - Food KW - Nutrition KW - Health KW - Physiology KW - Diet KW - Dietetics KW - Digestion KW - Food habits KW - Malnutrition KW - Clinical nutrition KW - Diet and disease KW - Dietotherapy KW - Medical nutrition therapy KW - MNT (Medical nutrition therapy) KW - Nutrition therapy KW - Therapeutics, Physiological KW - Clinical engineering KW - Medical engineering KW - Bioengineering KW - Biophysics KW - Engineering KW - Medicine KW - Health aspects KW - Therapeutic use KW - Antioxidants KW - Health aspects. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:80746171 AB - This book provides a comprehensive review of the antioxidant value of widely consumed fruits. Each chapter covers the botanical description, nutritional & health properties of these popular fruits. Fruits are one of the most important indicators of dietary quality and offer protective effects against several chronic diseases such as cardiovascular diseases, obesity, and various types of cancer. In order to effectively promote fruit consumption, it is necessary to know and understand the components of fruits. In addition to underscoring the importance of fruit consumption’s effects on human diet, the book addresses the characterization of the chemical compounds that are responsible for the antioxidant proprieties of various fruits. Given its scope, the book will be of interest to graduate and post-graduate students, research scholars, academics, pomologists and agricultural scientists alike. Those working in various fruit processing industries and other horticultural departments will also find the comprehensive information relevant to their work. ER -