Medicinal Fruits of the Middle East

1. Auflage 2025
ISBN: 978-1-032-59028-8
Verlag: CRC Press

Buch, Englisch, 210 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 330 g

Reihe: Nutraceuticals

Medicinal plants, including fruits, contain bioactive components which present health benefits for humans. There are several medicinal fruits including jack fruit, pomegranate, date palm, papaya, and lemons grown commercially in countries throughout the Middle East. Medicinal Fruits of the Middle East explores this subject by featuring information on bioactive properties, extraction techniques, natural colorants, nutraceutical preparations, and traditional food preparations of these unique, medicinal fruits.

A volume in the Nutraceuticals: Basic Research/Clinical Applications series, Medicinal Fruits of the Middle East presents a wealth of knowledge from chapter authors versed with the local traditions and expert knowledge of these fruits. It is a key text for food scientists, engineers and nutritionists, as well as researchers, academicians, and those who work in the functional foods and nutraceuticals industry.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate and Professional Reference

Autoren/Hrsg.

Selvamuthukumaran, Meenakshisundaram

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Medizin, Gesundheit: Sachbuch, Ratgeber

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Exploration of Medicinal Fruits of Saudi Arabia

Meenakshisundaram Selvamuthukumaran

2. Processing of Functional Foods from Medicinal Fruits of UAE

Meenakshisundaram Selvamuthukumaran

3. Extraction of Natural Colorants from Medicinal Fruits of Iran

Riya Goyal and Vikas Nanda

4. Extraction of antioxidants from medicinal Fruits of Iraq

Mehvish Habib, Kulsum Jan, Eram S Rao, Khalid Bashir

5. Therapeutic potential of medicinal fruits of Lebanon

Meenakshisundaram Selvamuthukumaran

6. Value addition of medicinal fruits of Muscat

Chauhan D, Sachin Kumar

7. Development of Nutraceuticals from Medicinal Fruits of Bahrain

Yashwanthi K, Shivani Chauhan, Gurdeep Rattu, Divya Chauhan, Sachin Kumar

8. Bioactive properties of processed products of medicinal fruits from Kuwait

Rohini Dhenge, Arjun Mohanakumar, Massimiliano Rinaldi, Tommaso Ganino

9. Bioavailability of therapeutic constituents of medicinal fruits of Jordan

Meenakshisundaram Selvamuthukumaran

10. Traditional/Ethnic food preparations from medicinal fruits of Egypt

Arjun Mohanakumar, Rohini Dhenge and Massimiliano Rinaldi

Über Autor(innen)

Dr. Meenakshisundaram Selvamuthukumaran is currently working as a Professor and Dean, School of Agriculture, Joy University, Vadakangulam, Tamilnadu. He was a visiting Professor at Haramaya University, School of Food Science and Postharvest Technology, Institute of Technology, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia and also in Hamelmalo Agricultural College, Eritrea. He earned his PhD in Food Science from Defence Food Research Laboratory affiliated with the University of Mysore, India. His core area of research is processing of underutilized fruits for development of antioxidant-rich functional food products. He has transferred several technologies to Indian firms as an outcome of his research work. Dr. Selvamuthukumaran received several awards and citations for his research work. He has published international papers and book chapters in the area of antioxidants and functional foods. He has guided several national and international postgraduate students in the area of food science and technology.