Health-Promoting Properties of Fruits and Vegetables

427 Pages·2011·3.424 MB·English

by  Leon Terry

Health-promoting Properties of Fruit and Vegetables
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Health-promoting properties of fruits and vegetables / edited by Leon A. Terry.
p. cm.
ISBN 978-1-84593-528-3 (alk. paper)
1. Fruit in human nutrition. 2. Vegetables in human nutrition. I. Terry, Leon
A. (Leon Alexander) II. Title.
QP144.F78H43 2011
613.2-dc22
2011000833
ISBN-13: 978 1 84593 528 3
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Contents
Contributors vii
About the Editor ix
Acknowledgements
1 Introduction 1
Leon A. Terry and A. Keith Thompson
2 Alliums [Onion, Garlic, Leek and Shallot] 5
Gemma A. Chope, Katherine Cools and Leon A. Terry
3 Avocado 27
Marjolaine D. Meyer, Sandra Landahl, Manuela Donetti and Leon A. Terry
4 Blueberry and Cranberry 51
Charles F. Forney and Wilhelmina Ka lt
5 Brassicas 74
Peter Glen Walley and Vicky Buchanan-Wollaston
6 Citrus [Orange, Lemon, Mandarin, Grapefruit, Lime and Other Citrus Fruits] 90
Amarat H. Simonne and Mark A. Ritenour
7 Cucurbits [Cucumber, Melon, Pumpkin and Squash] 118
D. Mark Hodges and Gene E. Lester
8 Exotics [Litchi, Longan, Rambutan, Pomegranate, Mangosteen, Kiwifruit,
Passion Fruit, Persimmon, Carambola] 135
Nettra Somboonkaew and Leon A. Terry
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9 Grape 154
Pierre-Louis Teissedre and Christian Chervin
10 Leafy Vegetables and Salads 171
Peter M.A. Toivonen and D. Mark Hodges
11 Pome Fruit 196
Chris B. Watkins and Rui Hai Liu
12 Potato and Other Root Crops 218
Anne Pihlanto
13 Prunus 238
Ariel R. Vicente, George A. Manganaris, Luis Cisneros-Zevallos and Carlos H. Crisosto
14 Ribes and Rubus [Blackberry, Currants and Raspberry, etc.] 260
Jordi Gine Bordonaba and Leon A. Terry
15 Strawberry 291
Jordi Gine Bordonaba and Leon A. Terry
16 Tomato and Other Solanaceous Fruits 321
Amarat H. Simonne, Cecilia do Nascimento Nunes and Jeffrey K. Brecht
17 Tropical Fruit [Banana, Pineapple, Papaya and Mango] 352
Thiruchelvam Thanaraj and Leon A. Terry
18 Methodologies for Extraction, Isolation, Characterization and Quantification
of Bioactive Compounds 371
Katherine Cools, Ariel Vicente and Leon A. Terry
19 Methodologies for Evaluating In Vitro and In Vivo Activities of Bioactive
Compounds 380
Paul J. Thornalley, Mingzhan Xue and Naila Rabbani
Contributors
Jeffrey K. Brecht, Horticultural Sciences Department, Institute of Food and Agricultural
Sciences, University of Florida, POB 110690, Gainesville, FL 32611-0690, USA. E-mail: jkbrecht@
ufl.edu
Vicky Buchanan-Wollaston, School of Life Sciences, Wellesbourne Campus, The University of
Warwick, Wellesbourne, Warwick CV35 9EF, UK. E-mail: [email protected]
Christian Chervin, INP/ENSAT, GBF, BP 32607, Universite de Toulouse, 31326 Castanet-Tolosan,
France. E-mail: [email protected]
Gemma A. Chope, Plant Science Laboratory, Vincent Building, Cranfield University, Bedford-
shire MK43 OAL, UK. E-mail: [email protected]
Luis Cisneros-Zevallos, Department of Horticultural Sciences, Food Science Program,
Horticulture/Forest Science Building, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843-
2133, USA. E-mail: [email protected]
Katherine Cools, Plant Science Laboratory, Vincent Building, Cranfield University, Bedford-
shire MK43 OAL, UK. E-mail: [email protected]
Carlos H. Crisosto, Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis, One Shields
Avenue, Davis, California 95616, USA. E-mail: [email protected]
Manuela Donetti, Plant Science Laboratory, Vincent Building, Cranfield University, Bedford-
shire MK43 OAL, UK. E-mail: [email protected]
Charles F. Forney, Atlantic Food and Horticulture Research Centre, Agriculture and
Agri-Food Canada, 32 Main Street, Kentville, Nova Scotia B4N 1J5, Canada. E-mail: Charles.
[email protected]
Jordi Gine Bordonaba, Plant Science Laboratory, Vincent Building, Cranfield University,
Bedfordshire MK43 OAL, UK. E-mail: [email protected]
D. Mark Hodges, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Atlantic Food and Horticulture Research
Centre, Kentville, Nova Scotia, Canada. E-mail: [email protected]
Wilhelmina Ka lt, Atlantic Food and Horticulture Research Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food
Canada, 32 Main Street, Kentville, Nova Scotia B4N 1J5, Canada. E-mail: Wilhelmina.
[email protected]
Sandra Landahl, Plant Science Laboratory, Vincent Building, Cranfield University, Bedfordshire
MK43 OAL, UK. E-mail: [email protected]
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viii Contributors
Gene E. Lester, Food Quality Laboratory, USDA Agricultural Research Service, 10300 Baltimore
Avenue, Building 002, Room 103, Beltsville, MD 20705-2350, USA. E-mail: Gene.Lester@ARS.
USDA.GOV
Rui Hai Liu, Department of Food Science, Cornell University, New York 14853, USA. E-mail:
[email protected]
George A. Manganaris, Department of Agricultural Production and Food Science and Tech-
nology, Cyprus University of Technology, Athinon & Anexartisias 57 Corner, 3603 Lemessos,
Cyprus. E-mail: [email protected]
Mari olaine D. Meyer, Plant Science Laboratory, Vincent Building, Cranfield University,
Bedfordshire MK43 OAL, UK. E-mail: [email protected]
Cecilia do Nascimento Nunes, Food Quality Laboratory, College of Human and Social
Sciences, University of South Florida Polytechnic, 4100 South Frontage Road, Building 100,
Suite 112, Lakeland, Florida 33815, USA. E-mail: [email protected]
Anne Pihlanto, MTT, Biotechnology and Food Research, 1600 Jokioinen, Finland. E-mail:
[email protected]
Naila Rabbani, Clinical Sciences Research Institute, Warwick Medical School, University of
Warwick, Coventry, UK. E-mail: [email protected]
Mark A. Ritenour, Indian River Research and Education Center, Institute of Food and Agricul-
tural Sciences, 2199 S. Rock Road Fort Pierce, FL 34945-3138, USA. E-mail: [email protected]
Amarat H. Simonne, Family, Youth and Community Sciences Department, Institute of Food
and Agricultural Sciences, 3025 McCarty Hall, PO Box 110310, University of Florida, Gaines-
ville, FL 32611-0310, USA. E-mail: [email protected]
Nettra Somboonkaew, Postharvest and Processing Research and Development Office, Depart-
ment of Agriculture, Chatuchak, Bangkok 10900. Thailand. E-mail: [email protected]
Pierre-Louis Teissedre, Faculte d'Oenologie - ISVV, Universite Victor Sega len Bordeaux 2,
UMR 1219 Oenologie, 210 Chemin de Leysotte, CS 50008, 33882 Villenave d'Ornon Cedex,
France. E-mail: [email protected]
Leon A. Terry, Head of Plant Science Laboratory, Head of Food Security and Environmental
Health, Vincent Building, Cranfield University, Bedfordshire, MK43 OAL, UK. E-mail:
l.a.terry @cranfield.ac.uk
Thiruchelvam Thanaraj, Plant Science Laboratory, Vincent Building, Cranfield University,
Bedfordshire MK43 OAL, UK. E-mail: [email protected]
A. Keith Thompson, Plant Science Laboratory, Cranfield University, Bedfordshire, UK. E-mail:
[email protected]
Paul J. Thornalley, Clinical Sciences Research Institute, Warwick Medical School, University
of Warwick, Coventry, UK. E-mail: [email protected]
Peter M.A. Toivonen, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Pacific Agri-Food Research Centre,
Summer land, British Columbia, Canada. E-mail: [email protected]
Ariel R. Vicente, Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias y Forestales, University of La Plata, Calle 60 y
119 s/n, CP 1900 La Plata, Argentina. E-mail: [email protected]
Peter Glen Walley, School of Life Sciences, Wellesbourne Campus, The University of Warwick,
Wellesbourne, Warwick CV35 9EF, UK. E-mail: [email protected]
Chris B. Watkins, Department of Horticulture, Cornell University, New York 14853, USA.
E-mail: [email protected]
Mingzhan Xue, Clinical Sciences Research Institute, Warwick Medical School, University of
Warwick, Coventry, UK. E-mail: [email protected]
About the Editor
Leon A. Terry, BSc (Hons) ARCS MSc PhD (Reader in Plant Science at Cranfield University, UK)
received his BSc from Imperial College, London, and both his MSc and PhD from Cranfield
University. Dr Terry established the Plant Science Laboratory at Cranfield University in 2001,
which is now one of the largest groups dedicated to research, consultancy and education in
postharvest science of fresh produce in the EU. As well as being Head of the Plant Science
Laboratory, Dr Terry currently heads Food Security and Environmental Health at Cranfield
University, with responsibility over all staff and students in the department.
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Acknowledgements
The Editor is grateful for the contributions from all authors. Without their knowledge and
expertise, the completion of this book would have been impossible.
All current and past staff and students of the Plant Science Laboratory at Cranfield
University (UK) are thanked for their enthusiasm for all things postharvest.