Herbs, Spices and Medicinal Plants

Processing, Health Benefits and Safety

Herbs, Spices and Medicinal Plants
Mohammad B Hossain, Nigel P Brunton, Dilip K Rai
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Hardback
h249 x 173mm - 400pg
10 Sep 2020 US
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9781119036616
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The latest research on the health benefits and optimal processing technologies of herbs and spicesThis book provides a comprehensive overview of the health benefits, analytical techniques used, and effects of processing upon the physicochemical properties of herbs and spices. Presented in three parts, it opens with a section on the technological and health benefits of herbs and spices. The second part reviews the effect of classical and novel processing techniques on the properties of herbs/spices. The third section examines extraction techniques and analytical methodologies used for herbs and spices. Filled with contributions from experts in academia and industry, Herbs, Spices and Medicinal Plants: Processing, Health Benefits and Safety offers chapters covering thermal and non-thermal processing of herbs and spices, recent developments in high-quality drying of herbs and spices, conventional and novel techniques for extracting bioactive compounds from herbs and spices, and approaches to analytical techniques. It also examines purification and isolation techniques for enriching bioactive phytochemicals, medicinal properties of herbs and spices, synergy in whole-plant medicine, potential applications of polyphenols from herbs and spices in dairy products, biotic and abiotic safety concerns, and adverse human health effects and regulation of metal contaminants in terrestrial plant-derived food and phytopharmaceuticals. Covers the emerging health benefits of herbs and spices, including their use as anti-diabetics, anti-inflammatories, and anti-oxidantsReviews the effect of classical and novel processing techniques on the properties of herbs and spicesFeatures informed perspectives from noted academics and professionals in the industryPart of Wiley' s new IFST Advances in Food Science seriesHerbs, Spices and Medicinal Plants is an important book for companies, research institutions, and universities active in the areas of food processing and the agri-food environment. It will appeal to food scientists and engineers, environmentalists, and food regulatory agencies.
About the EditorsMohammad B. Hossain, is a Research Officer in the Department of Food Biosciences at Teagasc Food Research Centre in Ashtown, Ireland, and is a member of the editorial board of ' Antioxidants' and ' Journal of Food Processing and Beverages' . Nigel P. Brunton, is an Associate Professor at the School of Agriculture and Food Science, University College Dublin, Ireland. Dilip K. Rai, is a Senior Research Officer in the Department of Food Biosciences at Teagasc Food Research Centre in Ashtown, Ireland where he focuses on nutraceuticals.
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ISBN-13: 9781119036616
Published: 10 Sep 2020
Published In: United States
Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Format: Hardback
Height: 249mm
Width: 173mm
Spine: 27mm
Weight: 852g
Pages: 400

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