232 Pages
by
CRC Press
232 Pages
by
CRC Press
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Go beyond the nutritional value to discover the lesser known health benefits of certain Asian crops Several foods from the Asian culture that are not well known to other parts of the world have health benefits that stretch beyond mere nutritional value. Asian Crops and Human Dietetics comprehensively reviews the plants and spices in the Asian diet which have made significant beneficial... Read more
- Acknowledgment
- Introduction
- Chapter 1. Grains
- Major Cereals
- Millets
- Buckwheat
- Chapter 2. Vegetables
- Phytochemicals, Nutrient and Anutrient Compounds
- Cucurbits
- Brassicas
- Alliums
- Green Leafy Vegetables
- Solanaceae
- Legumes
- Tubers
- Other Vegetables
- Chapter 3. Fruits
- Pome Fruits
- Drupes, or the Stone Fruits
- Other Fruits
- Chapter 4. Fats and Oils
- Sesame
- Coconut
- Flax
- Rapeseed
- Chapter 5. Beans and Nuts
- Beans
- Nuts
- Chapter 6. Spices
- Asafetida
- Black Pepper
- Cardamom
- Cinnamon
- Clove
- Curry Leaf
- Dill
- Fennel
- Ginger
- Lemongrass
- Licorice
- Nutmeg
- Saffron
- Star Anise
- Sweet Basil
- Turmeric
- Chapter 7. Herbal Beverages and Subsequents (Postprandial Treats)
- Tea
- Areca Nut
- Betal Leaf
- Index
Biography
PALANISWAMY, USHA
"… comprehensively reviews plants used in the Asian diet and [those that] made significant beneficial contributions to nutrition and health. This readable book contains a lot of information interesting not only for specialist of agronomy, food industry or pharmacology, but mainly for nonexperts."
—J. Pospíšilová, in Biologia Plantarium, 2008
