Fruits and vegetables are the most utilized commodities among all horticultural crops. They
are consumed raw, minimally processed, as well as processed, due to their nutrients and …

Synthetic pigments from petrochemicals have been extensively used in a wide range of food
products. However, these pigments have adverse effects on human health that has rendered …

Sustainable utilization of agri-food wastes and by-products for producing value-added
products (for cosmetic, pharmaceutical or food industrial applications) provides an …

Fruit processing industries contribute more than 0.5 billion tonnes of waste worldwide. The
global availability of this feedstock and its untapped potential has encouraged researchers …

This chapter highlights the potential health benefits of fruit and vegetable consumption on
several diseases, as well as the nutritional and health importance of some fruits and …

This review focuses on providing informations on potential uses of durian, an exotic tropical
fruit as a source of food, as well as a potential therapeutic agent. Apart from disseminating …

Obesity is exponentially increasing regardless of its preventable characteristics. The current
measures for preventing obesity have failed to address the severity and prevalence of …

In this study, 16 selected edible flowers were evaluated for their content of bioactive
compounds (polyphenols, carotenoids, triterpenoids) and for their anti-diabetic (ability to …

The interest in South American native plant species has been growing in recent years due to
their health benefits. Brazil is one of the world's mega-diverse locations with over 40,000 …

Quinoa is considered a pseudocereal with proteins of high biological value, carbohydrates
of low glycemic index, phytosteroids, and omega-3 and 6 fatty acids that bring benefits to the …