Antioxidants in Fruits: Properties and Health Benefits -

Antioxidants in Fruits: Properties and Health Benefits

Gulzar Ahmad Nayik, Amir Gull (Herausgeber)

Buch | Softcover
637 Seiten
2021 | 1st ed. 2020
Springer Verlag, Singapore
978-981-15-7287-6 (ISBN)
235,39 inkl. MwSt
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.

Dr. Gulzar Ahmad Nayik is currently working as Assistant Professor at the Department of Food Science & Technology, Govt. Degree College, Shopian, J&K, India. He completed his Masters Degree in Food Technology at IUST, Awantipora, India and his PhD at SLIET, Punjab, India. He has published over 40 peer-reviewed research / review papers, several book chapters, and one textbook. Dr. Nayik was shortlisted twice for the prestigious INSPIRE-Faculty Award in 2017 and in 2018 from INSA New Delhi. Recently he was nominated for India’s prestigious National Award (INSA Medal for Young Scientists-2019-20). Dr. Nayik is also an Editor, Associate Editor, Assistant Editor & Reviewer for many journals, and a member of various associations like WASET, AFSTI, IFERP, IAJC, ASR, ACSE etc. He is a recipient of the Top Peer Reviewer Award 2019 from Web of Sciences. Dr. Nayik’s research activities have focused on characterizing different high-altitude Indian honeys by analyzing their nutraceutical potential, antiproliferative properties, marker identification for the discrimination of honey, determining their volatile components, phenolic, flavonoid, mineral, enzymatic & sugar profiles. Dr. Amir Gull is currently working as a Senior Research Fellow at the Department of Food Science & Technology, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, J&K, India. He completed his Masters Degree in Food Technology at Islamic University of Science & Technology, Awantipora, J&K, India and his PhD at Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering & Technology, Longowal, Sangrur, Punjab, India. Dr. Gull has published many peer-reviewed research papers and review papers in reputed journals, together with several book chapters. Dr. Gull’s main research activities include developing functional food products from millets. In addition to serving as an editorial board member and reviewer for several journals, he is an active member of the Association of Food Scientists and Technologists India. 

1Ajay SharmaBrief Introduction about Antioxidants & Antioxidant assay

2Dr Tawheed Amin MallaCherries
3Dr Omar Bin HameedBanana
4Dr Aasima ShahSweet Lemon (Mosambi)
5Uzma AltafTangerines
6Fozia HameedJamun
7Tariq Ahmad BhatIndian Bael
8Mudasir YaqoobCitrus (kinnowa)
9Dr. Darakshan MajeedAvocoda
10Prof. Pradyuman KumarPomegranate
11Dr Monica HansPeach
12Dr Navdeep JindalMeghalayan Berry
13Jashandeep KaurSapodilla/ Chikoo Fruit
14Irshaan SyedJack fruit
15Dr Shiv KumarKachnar Fruit (Bauhinia variegata)
16Dr Shafiya RafiqPhalsa (Grewia asiatica)
17Dr Mudasir Ahmad MalikPlum
18Dr Gurkirat KaurMangosteen
19Farheena IftikharMango
20Dr Abida JabeenPineapple
22Dr Ambreena NazirLitchi
23Rukhsana RehmanMulberry
24Dr Shahnaz WaniFig
25Dr Khalid MuzaffarTamarind
26Arghya ManiDragon Fruit
27Dr Sajad Ahmad WaniSea Buck Thorn
28Dr Swati KapoorGuava
29Arshied ManzoorDurian
30Dr Prerna GuptaLoquat
31Dr Seema BharadwajTaro
32Dr Tuan Quoc LePomelo
33Rafiya MushtaqApples
34Farhana AllaiBlack Currant

Erscheinungsdatum
Zusatzinfo 60 Tables, color; 24 Illustrations, color; 65 Illustrations, black and white; XXI, 637 p. 89 illus., 24 illus. in color.
Verlagsort Singapore
Sprache englisch
Maße 155 x 235 mm
Gewicht 1167 g
Themenwelt Medizin / Pharmazie Gesundheitsfachberufe Diätassistenz / Ernährungsberatung
Medizin / Pharmazie Physiotherapie / Ergotherapie Orthopädie
Naturwissenschaften Biologie Genetik / Molekularbiologie
Technik Lebensmitteltechnologie
Technik Medizintechnik
Technik Umwelttechnik / Biotechnologie
Schlagworte Antioxidant • fruits • Functional Food • Good Diet • Nutraceutical • Polyphenols • Reactive oxygen species
ISBN-10 981-15-7287-9 / 9811572879
ISBN-13 978-981-15-7287-6 / 9789811572876
Zustand Neuware
Haben Sie eine Frage zum Produkt?
Mehr entdecken
aus dem Bereich
Unter Mitarbeit von Walter Burghardt

von Heinrich Kasper; Walter Burghardt

Buch | Softcover (2020)
Urban & Fischer in Elsevier (Verlag)
56,00