Natural Antioxidants: Chemistry, Health Effects, and Applications

Natural Antioxidants: Chemistry, Health Effects, and Applications
ISBN-10
0935315772
ISBN-13
9780935315776
Category
Medical
Pages
414
Language
English
Published
1997
Publisher
The American Oil Chemists Society
Author
Fereidoon Shahidi

Description

This book provides state-of-the-art discussion of natural antioxidants from dietary sources, their occurrence, health effects, chemistry, and methodologies. The book summarizes data on the occurrence of antioxidative compounds in cereals and legumes, oilseeds, herbs and spices, vegetables, teas, muscle foods, and other commodities. The antioxidant vitamins and enzymes also are thoroughly discussed. The potential beneficial effects of dietary antioxidants, the chemistry of food antioxidants, and methodologies to assess lipid oxidation and antioxidant activity also have been covered.

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