Wild plants, mushrooms and nuts : functional food properties and applications

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Barros, Lillian (Editor), Ferreira, Isabel C. F. R. , 1979- (Editor), Patricia, Morales (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Chichester, UK : John Wiley &Sons c2017
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction : the increasing demand for functional foods
  • 2. The numbers behind mushrooms biodiversity
  • 3. The nutritional benefits of mushrooms
  • 4. The wide range of bioactive properties of mushrooms
  • 5. The use of mushrooms in the development of functional foods, drugs or nutraceuticals
  • 6. The consumption of wild edible plants
  • 7. Wild greens as source of nutritive and bioactive compounds over the world
  • 8. Nutrients and bioactive compounds in wild fruits through different continents
  • 9. Wild plant-based functional foods, drugs or nutraceuticals
  • 10. Nuts : agricultural and economic importance worldwide
  • 11. Recent advances in the biological properties of nuts
  • 12. The interest of nuts as sources of nutrients
  • 13. The contribution of chestnuts to the design and development of functional foods
  • 14. Emerging functional foods derived from almonds