This comprehensive reference consolidates current information on the antioxidant properties of wheat, their beneficial effects, the mechanisms involved, factors affecting availability/bioavailability, and the methods used to measure them. It discusses antioxidant properties of wheat grains and fractions and their phytochemical compositions and covers the effects of genotype, growing conditions, post-harvest treatment, storage, and food formulation and processing on availability/bioavailability. "Wheat Antioxidants" will help cereal chemists, food technologists, food processors, nutritionists, and others maximize thehealth benefits of wheat-based foods. INDICE: Chapter 1: Overview and Prospective (Liangli (Lucy) Yu).Chapter 2:Antioxidant Properties of Wheat Grain and its Fractions (Fereidoon Shahidi, Chandrika Lyana-Pathirana).Chapter 3: Effects of Genotype, Environment and Genotype Environment: Interaction on the Antioxidant Properties of Wheat (Archie Mpofu, Trust Beta, Harry D. Sapirstein).Chapter 4: Carotenoid, Tocopherol, Lignan, Flavonoid, and Phytosterol Compositions of Wheat Grain and its Fractions (Rong Tsao).Chapter 5: Antioxidant Properties of What Phenolic Acids (LiangpingYu, Zhihong Cheng).Chapter 6: Effects of Post-Harvest Treatments, Food Formulation and Processing Conditions on What Antioxidant Properties (Chunjian (C.J.) Lin, Gang Guo).Chapter 7: Antioxidant Properties of Wheat-Based Breakfast Foods (Elizabeth A. Arndt, Marla W. Luther).Chapter 8: Effects of Extraction Method and Conditions on Wheat Antioxidant Extraction (Jeffrey Moore, Liangli (Lucy) Yu).Chapter 9: Methods for Antioxidant Capacity Estimation of Wheat and Wheat-Based Food Products (Jeffrey Moore, Liangli (Lucy) Yu).Chapter 10: Application of ESR in Wheat Antioxidant Determination (Zhihong Cheng, Liangping Yu, JunJie Yin).Chapter 11: Analysis of Tocopherolsand Carotenoids in Wheat Materials Using Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry Technology (Zhigang Hao, Denys Charles).Chapter 12: Quantification of Phenolic Acids in Wheat and Wheat-Based Products (Kequan Zhou).Chapter 13: Effects of Wheat on Normal Intestine (John Parry).Chapter 14: Wheat Antioxidants and Cholesterol Metabolism (Huiping Zhou, Elaine Studer, Junjun Zhang).Chapter 15: Wheat Antioxidant Bioavailability (Yutaka Konishi).Chapter 16: Wheat Lignans: Promising Cancer Preventive Agents (Weiqun Wang, Allan Ayella, Yu Jiang, Ping Ouyang, Hongyan Qu).
- ISBN: 978-0-470-04259-5
- Editorial: John Wiley & Sons
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 276
- Fecha Publicación: 11/01/2008
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés