Main description:

This book provides a comprehensive review of the antioxidant value of widely consumed fruits. Each chapter covers the botanical description, nutritional & health properties of these popular fruits. Fruits are one of the most important indicators of dietary quality and offer protective effects against several chronic diseases such as cardiovascular diseases, obesity, and various types of cancer. In order to effectively promote fruit consumption, it is necessary to know and understand the components of fruits. In addition to underscoring the importance of fruit consumption's effects on human diet, the book addresses the characterization of the chemical compounds that are responsible for the antioxidant proprieties of various fruits.
Given its scope, the book will be of interest to graduate and post-graduate students, research scholars, academics, pomologists and agricultural scientists alike. Those working in various fruit processing industries and other horticultural departments will also find the comprehensive information relevant to their work.

Contents:

1Ajay SharmaBrief Introduction about Antioxidants & Antioxidant assay

2Dr Tawheed Amin MallaCherries
3Dr Omar Bin HameedBanana
4Dr Aasima ShahSweet Lemon (Mosambi)
5Uzma AltafTangerines
6Fozia HameedJamun
7Tariq Ahmad BhatIndian Bael
8Mudasir YaqoobCitrus (kinnowa)
9Dr. Darakshan MajeedAvocoda
10Prof. Pradyuman KumarPomegranate
11Dr Monica HansPeach
12Dr Navdeep JindalMeghalayan Berry
13Jashandeep KaurSapodilla/ Chikoo Fruit
14Irshaan SyedJack fruit
15Dr Shiv KumarKachnar Fruit (Bauhinia variegata)
16Dr Shafiya RafiqPhalsa (Grewia asiatica)
17Dr Mudasir Ahmad MalikPlum
18Dr Gurkirat KaurMangosteen
19Farheena IftikharMango
20Dr Abida JabeenPineapple
22Dr Ambreena NazirLitchi
23Rukhsana RehmanMulberry
24Dr Shahnaz WaniFig
25Dr Khalid MuzaffarTamarind
26Arghya ManiDragon Fruit
27Dr Sajad Ahmad WaniSea Buck Thorn
28Dr Swati KapoorGuava
29Arshied ManzoorDurian
30Dr Prerna GuptaLoquat
31Dr Seema BharadwajTaro
32Dr Tuan Quoc LePomelo
33Rafiya MushtaqApples
34Farhana AllaiBlack Currant