Instant Insights: Nutraceuticals in Fruit and Vegetables

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Ms Federica Blando Dr Miriana Durante (Institute of Sciences of Food Production (ISPA) (Italy))

Instant Insights

Nutraceuticals in Fruit and Vegetables

Ms Federica Blando, Dr Miriana Durante (Institute of Sciences of Food Production (ISPA) (Italy)), Dr B. Dave Oomah (formerly Pacific Agri-Food Research Centre, Canada) , Prof. Laurent Urban (University d’Avignon)

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Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing Limited
08 December 2020

Sustainable agriculture; Agronomy & crop production; Tropical agriculture: practice & techniques; Horticulture

Series: Burleigh Dodds Science: Instant Insights

This specially curated collection features three reviews of current and key research on nutraceuticals in fruit and vegetables.

The first chapter provides a brief description of the chemistry of bioactive compounds (BCs) and their presence in temperate fruits, and discusses recent advances in strategies towards improving sustainable crop production for nutraceuticals. It examines polyphenols, carotenoids, vitamin C and production practices that influence bioactive compound synthesis.

The second chapter describes the claimed health benefits associated with the antioxidant properties of bioactive compounds found in mangoes, such as vitamin C, phenolics and carotenoids. The chapter also examines specific cell, animal and clinical studies that suggest mango pulp, juice and extract are effective against metabolic diseases and certain forms of cancer.

The final chapter considers how developments such as genetic dissection using fruit ripening mutants, new transgenic plants, and molecular breeding have opened a road map for scientists to further unravel the intricacies and regulation of genes governing fruit quality attributes. Improvements in precision in engineering plant genomes have enabled development of novel tomatoes with marketable traits such as higher carotenoid and anthocyanin content, both beneficial for human health.

By: Ms Federica Blando, Dr Miriana Durante (Institute of Sciences of Food Production (ISPA) (Italy)), Dr B. Dave Oomah (formerly Pacific Agri-Food Research Centre, Canada), Prof. Laurent Urban (University d’Avignon), Mônica Maria de Almeida Lopes (Federal University of Ceará)
Imprint: Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing Limited
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Volume: 04
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 6mm
Weight: 160g
ISBN: 9781786769244
ISBN 10: 1786769247
Series: Burleigh Dodds Science: Instant Insights
Pages: 106
Publication Date: 08 December 2020
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Dr. Federica Blando has a permanent position as a researcher at the Institute of Sciences of Food Production ISPA in Lecce (Apulia) / South of Italy. Federica Blando received her Ph.D. degree at the University of Pisa studying in vitro regeneration and propagation of fruit tree crops. Currently at the ISPA,her scientific activity is focused on the characterization of polyphenolic compounds and antioxidant activity from red fruits, as well as other fruit and vegetables, and processed products. Dr Avtar Handa as Professor of Horticulture at Purdue University, USA and is internationally-renowned for his research on tomato physiology. Dr Autar Mattoo is Research Leader of the Vegetable Laboratory at the USDA’s Henry A. Wallace Research Center, USA is internationally-renowned for his research on tomato physiology.