Peppers : harvesting methods, antioxidant properties and health effects / Beatrice Dawson, editor.
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PEPPERS HARVESTING METHODS, ANTIOXIDANT PROPERTIES AND HEALTH EFFECTS ; PEPPERS HARVESTING METHODS, ANTIOXIDANT PROPERTIES AND HEALTH EFFECTS ; CONTENTS ; PREFACE; Chapter 1 PRE AND POSTHARVEST TREATMENTS AFFECTING BELL PEPPER ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY ; ABSTRACT ; INTRODUCTION ; EXTRACTION OF HYDROPHILIC AND LIPOPHILIC FRACTIONS AND THEIR ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITIES ; PREHARVEST ; Cultivar Differences ; Cultivation Methods and Fertilisation ; Grafting ; Shading ; Harvest and Stage of Maturity ; TEMPERATURE MANAGEMENT ; POSTHARVEST TREATMENTS ; Hot Water Treatment
Hot Water Rinsing and Brushing (HWRB) Shrinkage ; Coating ; Modified Atmosphere Packaging (MAP) ; 1-Methylcyclopropene (1-MCP) ; CONCLUSION ; REFERENCES ; BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH ; Chapter 2 EPR AND 9 GHZ EPR IMAGING OF PARAMAGNETIC SPECIES IN PEPPER SEEDS ; ABSTRACT ; 1. INTRODUCTION ; 2. MATERIALS AND METHODS ; Samples ; EPR Measurements and Spectral-Spatial EPR Imaging; Spectral-Spatial EPR Imaging Data Processing ; Two-Dimensional EPR Imaging ; Spectral-Spatial Imaging Data Processing ; 2D EPRI Settings ; 3. CW EPR AND EPRI OF THE PEPPER RESULTS ; 3.1. EPR Imaging of Pepper Seeds
CONCLUSION REFERENCES; Chapter 3 DRYING PEPPERS: TECHNOLOGY AND PROPERTIES ; ABSTRACT ; 1. INTRODUCTION ; 2. DRYING METHODS USED TO DEHYDRATE PEPPERS ; 2.1. Sun Drying ; 2.2. Solar Drying ; 2.3. Air Drying ; Air Drying Combined with Other Methods ; 2.4. Freeze Drying ; 2.5. Osmotic Dehydration ; 3. DRYING KINETICS AND THERMO-PHYSICAL PROPERTIES ; 3.1. Drying Curves ; 3.2. Thermo-Physical Properties ; 4. ISOTHERMS ; 5. EFFECT OF DRYING ON THE PHYSICAL PROPERTIES ; 5.1. Colour ; 5.2. Texture ; 6. EFFECT OF DRYING ON THE CHEMICAL COMPOSITION ; CONCLUSION ; REFERENCES
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH Chapter 4 ANTIOXIDANT PROPERTIES AND HEALTHY EFFECTS OF PEPPERS ; ABSTRACT ; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. NUTRITIONAL VALUE OF PEPPERS ; 3. PHYSIOLOGICAL AND BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITIES OF PEPPERS ; 3.1. Anti-Carcinogenic Potential of Capsicum Genus ; 3.2. Hypoglycemic Potential of Peppers ; 3.3. Antimicrobial Potential of Peppers ; 3.4. Immune Modulatory Effects ; 3.5. Other Beneficial Effects of Capsicum ; 4. BIOLOGICAL PROPERTIES AND TOXICITY OF BRAZILIAN PEPPER (SCHINUS TEREBINTHIFOLIUS RADDI) ; Reporting the Scientific Study of Brazilian Pepper Meal in Sheep Diet
RESULTS AND DISCUSSION CONCLUSION ; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ; REFERENCES ; Chapter 5 PHYTOCHEMICALS-RICH FOOD, HUMAN HEALTH AND FOOD PROCESSING: THE CASE OF PEPPER (CAPSICUM SPECIES) ; ABSTRACT ; INTRODUCTION ; BIOACTIVE CONSTITUENTS ; PEPPER PROCESSING; INFLUENCE OF PROCESSING ON PEPPER CONSTITUENTS ; INFLUENCE OF PROCESSING ON ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY ; QUALITY PARAMETERS ; BIOACCESSIBILITY OF PEPPER NUTRIENTS ; IMPACT OF PROCESSING ON BIOACCESSIBILITY ; CONCLUSION ; REFERENCES ; INDEX ; Blank Page
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