Includes bibliographical references and index.

Plant food phytochemicals / BK Tiwari, Nigel P Brunton, Charles S Brennan -- Chemistry and Health. Chemistry and classification of phytochemicals / Rocio Campos-Vega, B Dave Oomah -- Phytochemicals and health / Ian T Johnson -- Pharmacology of phytochemicals / Jose M Mates -- Sources of Phytochemicals. Fruit and vegetables / Uma Tiwari, Enda Cummins -- Food grains / Sanaa Ragaee, Tamer Gamel, Koushik Seethraman, El-Sayed M Abdel-Aal -- Plantation crops and tree nuts / Narpinder Singh, Amritpal Kaur -- Food processing by-products / Anil Kumar Anal -- Impact of Processing on Phytochemicals. On farm and fresh produce management / Kim Reilly -- Minimal processing of leafy vegetables / Rod Jones, Bruce Tomkins -- Thermal processing / Nigel P Brunton -- Effect of novel thermal processing on phytochemicals / Bhupinder Kaur, Fazilah Ariffin, Rajeev Bhat, Alias A Karim -- Non thermal processing / BK Tiwari, PJ Cullen, Charles S Brennan, Colm P O'Donnell -- Stability of Phytochemicals. Stability of phytochemicals during grain processing / Laura Alvarez-Jubete, Uma Tiwari -- Factors affecting phytochemical stability / Jun Yang, Xiangjiu He, Dongjun Zhao -- Stability of phytochemicals at the point of sale / Pradeep Singh Negi -- Analysis and Application. Conventional extraction techniques for phytochemicals / Niamh Harbourne, Eunice Marete, Jean Christophe Jacquier, Dolores O'Riordan -- Novel extraction techniques for phytochemicals / Hilde H Wijngaard, Olivera Trifunovic, Peter Bongers -- Analytical techniques for phytochemicals / Rong Tsao, Hongyan Li -- Antioxidant activity of phytochemicals / Ankit Patras, Yvonne V Yuan, Helena Soares Costa, Ana Sanches-Silva -- Industrial applications of phytochemicals / Juan Valverde.

Phytochemicals are plant derived chemicals which may bestow health benefits when consumed, whether medicinally or as part of a balanced diet. Given that plant foods are a major component of most diets worldwide, it is unsurprising that these foods represent the greatest source of phytochemicals for most people. Yet it is only relatively recently that due recognition has been given to the importance of phytochemicals in maintaining our health. New evidence for the role of specific plant food phytochemicals in protecting against the onset of diseases such as cancers and heart disease is conti.

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