Improving the Health-promoting Properties of Fruit and Veget

Consumers are advised to increase fruit and vegetable consumption, but the health effects of increased intake are not fully understood. This important collection brings together information on the health-promoting properties of fruit and vegetables from a variety of perspectives, from the effects of agronomy on phytochemical content to protective effects against non-communicable diseases. Introductory chapters provide an overview of fruit and vegetable bioactives and discuss the effects of fruit and vegetables consumption on health. Following chapters review the impact of agronomy, post-harvest treatments and processing on the nutritional quality of fresh fruit and vegetables and their products.Professor Francisco TomĂĄs BarberĂĄn and Dr MarĂ­a Isabel Gil are both senior researchers in the Department of Food Science and Technology at CEBAS-CSIC in Spain.