Instant Insights: Nutraceuticals in fruit and vegetables (EPUB) von Federica Blando

Chapter 1 - Bioactive/nutraceutical compounds in fruit that optimize human health benefits: Federica Blando and Miriana Durante, Institute of Sciences of Food Production (ISPA), Italy; and B. Dave Oomah, formerly Pacific Agri-Food Research Centre, Canada; 1 Introduction 2 Polyphenols 3 Carotenoids 4 Vitamin C 5 Production practices that influence bioactive compound synthesis 6 Future trends and conclusion 7 Where to look for further information 8 References
Chapter 2 - The nutritional and nutraceutical/functional properties of mangoes: Laurent Urban, University of Avignon, France; Mônica Maria de Almeida Lopes and Maria Raquel Alcântara de Miranda, Federal University of Ceará, Brazil; 1 Introduction 2 Health benefits of mango fruits 3 Increasing phytochemical concentrations in mango fruits 4 Pre- and post-harvest factors influencing bioactive compounds of mango fruits 5 Case study: low fluence pulsed light to enhance mango phytochemical content 6 Future trends and conclusion 7 Where to look for further information 8 References
Chapter 3 - Genetic engineering of tomato to improve nutritional quality, resistance to abiotic and biotic stresses, and for non-food applications: B. Kaur and A. K. Handa, Purdue University, USA; and A. K. Mattoo, USDA-ARS, USA; 1 Introduction 2 History of tomato transformation and challenges 3 Genetic engineering of tomato for fruit quality and shelf life 4 Abiotic stress tolerance in tomato 5 Biotic stress tolerance 6 Tomato as a model system for biopharming 7 Future trends and conclusion 8 Where to look for further information 9 Acknowledgements 10 References