Potential Health Benefits of Fruits and Vegetables

• Other Authors: Mazzoni, Luca (Editor), Fernández, Maria Teresa Ariza (Editor), Capocasa, Franco (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel, Switzerland MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2021
• Subjects: Research & information: general; Biology, life sciences; Technology, engineering, agriculture; ABTS; bioactive compounds; DPPH; flavonoids; genetic distance; genotypic and phenotypic correlation; nutraceutical value; phenolics; UPGMA; apricot; methyl jasmonate; salicylic acid; antioxidant property; enzyme activity; postharvest quality; elderberry; reishi; respiratory tract infections; common cold; influenza-like illness; respiratory infection symptoms; randomized controlled trial; agrobiodiversity; antioxidant activity; health benefits; medicinal properties; Mediterranean diet; market food trends; sustainability; wild edible greens; organic farming; conventional farming; trace elements; heavy metals; risk assessment; anthocyanins; Fragaria × ananassa; latitude; temperature; global radiation; cultivar × environmental interaction; phytochemical compounds; antioxidant capacity; Brassica spp.; vegetables; cultivation techniques; glucosinolates; apple; royal gala; pink lady; red delicious; smitten; fuji; phenolic compounds; LC-ESI-QTOF-MS/MS; HPLC; garlic; Allium sativum; thiosulfinate; allicin; sepsis; immunomodulation; interleukins; rats; hydroxytyrosol; olive extract; olive polyphenols; grape extract; oleuropein; F2-isoprostanes; AGEs; Gynura bicolor; prediabetes; phytochemical; blood glucose; oxidative stress; n/a
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As plant-based foods, both vegetables and fruits have been clearly associated with the presence of high amounts of bioactive compounds, and have been demonstrated as having a central role in the prevention of diseases. Many scientists of different research fields have lavished great effort both to c...