Simmonds, Monique S.J.; Preedy, Victor R. (Eds) — Nutritional Composition of Fruit Cultivars

Academic Press xxii, 774, tables and text figs. . HB. As new.. A substantial scientific reference work examining the nutritional, biochemical and phytochemical composition of cultivated fruit varieties from around the world. The volume compares traditional, heritage and modern cultivars, highlighting differences in vitamins, minerals, phenolic compounds, antioxidants, flavour components and other bioactive constituents. Individual chapters cover more than thirty major fruits, including apples, bananas, citrus fruits, grapes, mangoes, peaches, pears, plums, raspberries and strawberries, etc each with botanical background, compositional analyses, current research and extensive references. An authoritative resource for horticulturists, food scientists, nutritionists, plant breeders and agricultural researchers, with particular relevance to the conservation and evaluation of heritage fruit cultivars and the development of improved commercial varieties.. [9780124081178]