Natural bioactive compounds from fruits and vegetables as health promoters. Part 1 / edited by Luis Rodrigues da Silva & Branca Silva. -- Sharjah : Bentham Science Publishers, 2016. – (54.566/N285/part 1)

Contents

FOREWORD  i

PREFACE  iii

LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS  iv

CHAPTER 1  BIOACTIVE COMPOUNDS AND HEALTH-PROMOTING PROPERTIES OF FICUS CARICA (L.): A REVIEW  3

     INTRODUCTION  4

     NUTRITIONAL PROPERTIES AND CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF FICUS CARICA  6

     CONCLUDING REMARKS  20

     CONFLICT OF INTEREST  20

     ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS  20

     REFERENCES  20

CHAPTER 2  BIOACTIVE COMPOUNDS OF CITRUS AS HEALTH PROMOTERS  29

     INTRODUCTION  30

     ASCORBIC ACID  31

     CAROTENOIDS  37

     FLAVONOIDS  45

    LIMONOIDS  60

    ESSENTIAL OILS  65

    COUMARINS    68

     POSTHARVEST AND INDUSTRIAL PROCESSING AS A CRITICAL PHASE FOR BIOACTIVE CONTENTS PRESERVATION IN CITRUS FRUIT  70

     CONCLUDING REMARKS    75

     CONFLICT OF INTEREST  77

     ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS  78

     REFERENCES  78

CHAPTER 3  BIOACTIVE COMPOUNDS OF APPLES AND PEARS AS HEALTH PROMOTERS  98

     INTRODUCTION  99

     CONCLUDING REMARKS  106

     CONFLICT OF INTEREST    106

     ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS    107

     REFERENCES  107

CHAPTER 4  STONE FRUITS AS A SOURCE OF BIOACTIVE COMPOUNDS  110

     INTRODUCTION  110

     CONCLUDING REMARKS  127

     CONFLICT OF INTEREST  127

     ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS  127

     REFERENCES  127

CHAPTER 5  POMEGRANATE (PUNICA GRANATUM): A  NATURAL APPROACH  TO COMBAT OXIDATIVE STRESS-RELATED DISEASES  143

     INTRODUCTION  144

     METHODS  148

     CHEMICAL COMPOSITION- POMEGRANATE POLYPHENOLS: THE STRATEGIC PLAYERS  148

     BIOAVAILABILITY OF POMEGRANATE POLYPHENOLS  153

     POMEGRANATE ANTIOXIDANT PROPERTIES  156

     EFFECTS OF POMEGRANATE ON OXIDATIVE STRESS-RELATED DISEASES  158

     CONCLUDING REMARKS  168

     CONFLICT OF INTEREST  169

     ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS  169

     REFERENCES  169

CHAPTER 6  NUTRITIONAL  AND  FUNCTIONAL  PROPERTIES  OF  EDIBLE BERRIES: IMPLICATIONS FOR HEALTH CLAIMS  180

     INTRODUCTION  181

     CHEMICAL COMPOSITION  182

     ABSORPTION AND BIOAVAILABILITY OF HEALTHY NUTRIENTS AND NONNUTRIENTS

     BENEFITS FOR HEALTH  198

     ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS  200

     REFERENCES  201

CHAPTER 7  BIOACTIVE COMPOUNDS OF TROPICAL FRUITS AS HEALTH PROMOTERS  207

     INTRODUCTION  208

    CONCLUDING REMARKS  230

     CONFLICT OF INTEREST  231

     ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS  231

     REFERENCES  231

CHAPTER 8  BIOACTIVE COMPOUNDS FROM AMAZONIAN FRUITS AND THEIR ANTIOXIDANT PROPERTIES  244

     INTRODUCTION  245

     CONCLUDING REMARKS  259

     CONFLICT OF INTEREST  259

     ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS      259

     REFERENCES    259

CHAPTER 9  BIOACTIVE COMPOUNDS OF BANANA AS HEALTH PROMOTERS  265

     INTRODUCTION  265

     BANANAS AS SOURCE OF BIOACTIVE COMPOUNDS  267

     OTHER  HEALTH  PROMOTERS  EFFECTS  ATTRIBUTED TO  THE  PRIMARY METABOLITES - STARCH  277

     CONCLUDING REMARKS  278

     CONFLICT OF INTEREST  278

     ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS    278

     REFERENCES  278

SUBJECT INDEX  284