Health Benefits of Nuts and Dried Fruits, Alasalvar, Salas-Salvado, R..

Name: Health Benefits of Nuts and Dried Fruits, Alasalvar, Salas-Salvado, R..
Brand: CRC Press

CRC Press

Health Benefits of Nuts and Dried FruitsAuthor(s): Cesarettin Alasalvar, Jordi Salas-Salvado, Emilio Ros, Joan Sabate\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: CRC Press\nISBN-13: 9781138042841, 978-1138042841\nSynopsis\nNuts and dried fruits are part of our daily diet. They are consumed whole or as ingredients of many food products such as muffins, cereals, chocolates, energy bars, breads, and cookies, among others. Health Benefits of Nuts and Dried Fruits provides a comprehensive overview of the literature on the health benefits of nuts and dried fruits. The book summarizes the current state of knowledge in key research areas and provides ideas for future scientific research and product development.\n\nNuts, a term that comprises tree nuts and peanuts, are highly nutritious, containing health-promoting macronutrients, micronutrients, vitamins, and bioactive phytochemicals; they are one of the edible foods with the highest content in antioxidan.