Composition, Phytochemicals, and Beneficial Health Effects of Dried Fruits: An Overview

Dried Fruits: Phytochemicals and Health Effects

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 1-18

  Alasalvar, Cesarettin ^a   Shahidi, Fereidoon ^b  

^a MATERIALS INSTITUTE   (Turkey)

^b MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Beneficial effects; Commercial products; Dried fruit; Dried fruits in packaged; Fresh dry fruit intake; Industrial applications; Nutritional characteristics; Phytochemicals

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880156828     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781118464663.ch1     Document Type: Chapter

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