TY - BOOK AU - Terry,Leon A. ED - C.A.B. International, TI - Health-promoting properties of fruit and vegetables AV - QP144.F78 H43 2011eb U1 - 613.2 23 PY - 2011/// CY - Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK PB - CABI KW - Fruit in human nutrition KW - Vegetables in human nutrition KW - Horticultural Crops, (New March 2000) KW - Crop Produce KW - Food Composition and Quality KW - Non-food/Non-feed Plant Products KW - Composition and Quality of Non-food/Non-feed Plant Products KW - Physiology of Human Nutrition KW - Techniques and Methodology KW - Man KW - cabt KW - Chemical composition KW - Extraction KW - Fruits KW - Health KW - Medicinal properties KW - Methodology KW - Plant composition KW - Vegetables KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction / Leon A. Terry and A. Keith Thompson -- Alliums [onion, garlic, leek and shallot] / Gemma A. Chope, Katherine Cools and Leon A. Terry -- Avocado / Marjolaine D. Meyer, Sandra Landahl, Manuela Donetti and Leon A. Terry -- Blueberry and cranberry / Charles F. Forney and Wilhelmina Kalt -- Brassicas / Peter Glen Walley and Vicky Buchanan-Wollaston -- Citrus [orange, lemon, mandarin, grapefruit, lime and other citrus fruits] / Amarat H. Simonne and Mark Ritenour -- Curcurbits [cucumber, melon, pumpkin and squash] / D. Mark Hodges and Gene E. Lester -- Exotics [litchi, longan, rambutan, pomegranate, mangosteen, kiwifruit, passion fruit, persimmon, carambola] / Nettra Somboonkaew and Leon A. Terry -- Grapes / Pierre-Louis Teissedre and Christian Chervin -- Leafy vegetables and salads / Peter M.A. Toivonen and D. Mark Hodges -- Pome fruit / Chris B. Watkins and Rui Hai Liu -- Potato and other root crops / Anne Pihlanto -- Prunus / Ariel R. Vicente, George A. Manganaris, Luis Cisneros-Zevallos and Carlos H. Crisosto -- Ribes and rubus [blackberry, currants and raspberry, etc.] / Jordi Giné Bordonaba and Leon A. Terry -- Strawberry / Jordi Giné Bordonaba and Leon A. Terry -- Tomato and other solanaceous fruits / Amarat H. Simonne, Cecilia do Nascimento Nunes and Jeffrey K. Brecht -- Tropical fruit [banana, pineapple, papaya and mango] / Thiruchelvam Thanaraj and Leon A. Terry -- Methodologies for extraction, isolation, characterization and quantification of bioactive compounds / Katherine Cools, Ariel Vicente and Leon A. Terry -- Methodologies for evaluating in vitro and in vivo activities of bioactive compounds / Paul J. Thornalley, Mingzhan Xue and Naila Rabbani; Access limited to subscribing institution; Also available in print format N2 - This book has 19 chapters focusing on the beneficial effects of the consumption of fruits and vegetables on human health. Some of the most common fruits and vegetables, their biologically active constituents and their medicinal properties are discussed. Some methodologies used for the extraction, isolation, characterization and quantification of these biologically active compounds and evaluation of their in vitro and in vivo activities are also presented UR - https://dx.doi.org/10.1079/9781845935283.0000 ER -