Natural bioactive compounds from fruits and vegetables as health promoters. Part II / edited by Luis Rodrigues da Silva & Branca Maria Silva. -- Sharjah : Bentham Science Publishers, 2016. – (54.566/N285/part 2)

Contents

FOREWORD  i

PREFACE  iii

LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS  iv

CHAPTER 1  BIOACTIVE COMPOUNDS OF LEGUMES AS HEALTH PROMOTERS  3

     INTRODUCTION  4

      CONCLUDING REMARKS  12

      CONFLICT OF INTEREST  12

      ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS  12

      REFERENCES    13

CHAPTER 2  BIOACTIVE COMPOUNDS FROM Brassicaceae AS HEALTH PROMOTERS  27

      INTRODUCTION  28

      PHYTONUTRIENTS IN CRUCIFEROUS PLANTS AND FOODS  28

      NUTRIENTS: MINERALS AND VITAMINS  36

      OTHER NUTRIENTS  39

      FUTURE PERSPECTIVES  40

      CONFLICT OF INTEREST  41

      ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS  41

      REFERENCES  41

CHAPTER 3  BIOACTIVE COMPOUNDS OF TOMATOES AS HEALTH PROMOTERS  48

      INTRODUCTION  49

      TOMATO BIOACTIVE COMPOUNDS  50

      BIOAVAILABILITY OF TOMATO COMPOUNDS  59

      BIOACTIVITY OF TOMATO COMPOUNDS  61

      TOMATO AND HUMAN HEALTH    66

      SAFETY PRECAUTIONS  77

      INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS  78

      CONCLUDING REMARKS  78

      CONFLICT OF INTEREST    79

      ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS  79

      REFERENCES  79

CHAPTER 4  BIOACTIVE COMPOUNDS FROM Capsicum annuum AS HEALTH PROMOTERS  92

      INTRODUCTION  93

      POLYPHENOLS    95

      CAPSAICINOIDS  96

      CAPSINOIDS    100

      CAROTENOIDS  101

      VITAMINS  101

      PHYTOSTEROLS  102

      CONCLUDING REMARKS   103

      CONFLICT OF INTEREST  104

      ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS  104

      REFERENCES    104

CHAPTER 5  PHYTOCHEMICAL, NUTRITIONAL, ANTIOXIDANT AND ANTICANCER PROPERTIES OF Juglans regia (L.)

      INTRODUCTION  111

      CHEMICAL COMPOSITION AND NUTRITIONAL PROPERTIES    112

      ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY AND ASSOCIATED HEALTH BENEFITS   117

      ANTIMUTAGENIC AND ANTICARCIONAGENIC ACTIVITIES  119

      CONCLUDING REMARKS  122

      CONFLICT OF INTEREST  122

      ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS  122

      REFERENCES  123

CHAPTER 6  BIOACTIVE COMPOUNDS OF CHESTNUTS AS HEALTH PROMOTERS  132

      INTRODUCTION  133

      PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF CHESTNUT  134

      PRINCIPAL POSTHARVEST TECHNOLOGIES  142

      CONCLUDING REMARKS  146

      CONFLICT OF INTEREST  146

      ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS  146

      REFERENCES  147

CHAPTER 7  BIOACTIVE COMPOUNDS OF HAZELNUTS AS HEALTH PROMOTERS  155

      INTRODUCTION  156

      CHEMICAL COMPOSITION   157

      LIPIDIC COMPOUNDS  161

      PHENOLIC COMPOUNDS  165

      HEALTH ASPECTS: EPIDEMIOLOGICAL AND CLINICAL STUDIES  169

      CONCLUDING REMARKS  171

      CONFLICT OF INTEREST  171

      ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS  171

      REFERENCES  171

CHAPTER 8  BIOACTIVE COMPOUNDS IN COFFEE AS HEALTH PROMOTORS  180

      INTRODUCTION  181

      BIOACTIVE COMPOUNDS IN COFFEE AND THEIR PHYSIOLOGICAL EFFECTS  183

      HEALTH BENEFITS OF COFFEE  191

     ANALYTICAL METHODS FOR THE DETERMINATION OF BIOACTIVE COMPOUNDS IN COFFEE  197

     CONCLUDING REMARKS  205

      CONFLICT OF INTEREST  206

      ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS  206

      REFERENCES  206

CHAPTER 9  BIOACTIVE COMPOUNDS OF RICE AS HEALTH PROMOTERS  221

      INTRODUCTION  222

      CONCLUDING REMARKS  228

      CONFLICT OF INTEREST  228

      ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS  229

      REFERENCES    229

SUBJECT INDEX  235