Bioactive Compounds in Fruits Biomedical Applications and Functional Foods

Preface

FUNDAMENTALS OF BIOACTIVE COMPOUNDS IN FRUITS

Introduction to Bioactive Compounds in Fruits

Varsha S. Dhoran, Vishal P. Deshmukh and Mahendra Rai

Fruit Species in the Urban Landscape: Native and Introduced Species as Functional Foods

Nelida Soria, Lida Ramoa de Guerrero, María Elena López de Silva, Miguel Ángel Delpino and Pasionaria Ramos

BIOACTIVITIES, THERAPEUTIC POTENTIAL, AND FUNCTIONAL FOOD APPLICATIONS

Bioavailability and Bioactivities of Fruit-Derived Compounds

Mikael Kélvin de Albuquerque Mendes, Carla Mariana da Silva Medeiros, Luíza Santa Brígida de Barros Góes, Michely da Silva Sousa, Renata Santos Vieira da Conceição, Edivan Carvalho Vieira, Francisco Xavier Nobre and Emanuel Carrilho

Nutritional Composition and Bioactive Potential of Brazilian Nuts

Carla Mariana da Silva Medeiros, Mahendra Rai and Edivan Carvalho Vieira

Bioactive Peptides from Fruits and Their Health-Promoting Properties

Sabrina Nunes da Silva, Mikael Kélvin de Albuquerque Mendes, Carla Mariana da Silva Medeiros, Sâmya Danielle Lima de Freitas, Clecio Dantas, Edivan Carvalho Vieira and Cícero Alves Lopes Júnior

Polysaccharides in Fruits and Their Bioactivities

Francisca Maria Macêdo Pereira, Iago Cavalcante Oliveira, Shellda Sousa Ribeiro, Bruno Prado Moreira, Edson Cavalcanti da Silva Filho and Jurandy do Nascimento Silva

Carotenoids from Fruits: Chemistry, Occurrence, Bioavailability, and Biological Activities

Irakerley Alves Fernandes, Lucivania Rodrigues dos Santos, Lidiane da Silva Araújo, Kerlane Alves Fernandes and Edivan Carvalho Vieira

Functional Foods: Fruits as Disease Preventers

Shanta Karki and Govinda Rizal

Nutritional and Therapeutic Value of Wild Edible Fruits

Sujan Chaudhary, Hari Achhami, Saroj Babu Koirala, Bishwa Bandhu Pachhai and Lok Ranjan Bhatt

Nutritional and Therapeutic Potential of Brazilian Cerrado Fruits: Challenges and Future Perspectives

Darlisson Slag Neri Silva, Hudson de Carvalho Silva, Tiago Linus Silva Coelho, Ronaldo Cunha Coelho and Edivan Carvalho Vieira

REGULATIONS AND FUTURE FUNCTIONAL FOODS

Regulatory Framework for Bioactive Compounds in Fruits

João Paulo Rodrigues da Silva, Thayson Rodrigues Lopes, Pelrry da Silva Costa, Leonne Lopes Brito, Gabriel e Silva Sales and Valdiléia Teixeira Uchôa

Future Directions in Bioactive Compounds and Functional Foods

Julienne Cavalcante, Francisco Thiago Bandeira Silva, Sara de Sousa Campelo, Tayllon Rocha de Sousa and Anderson Nogueira Mendes

The Future of Fruits as Next Generation Functional Foods

Lina Clara Gayoso e Almendra Ibiapina Moreno, Luana de Moura Monteiro, Paulo de Oliveira Gomes Filho, Samara Daniele Carlos da Silva, Joao Gabriel Albuquerque de Moura Marques and Anderson Nogueira Mendes

Index

Editorsʼ Biography

Biography

Dr. Shandesh Bhattarai is a Senior Scientific Officer at Nepal Academy of Science and Technology, Khumaltar, Lalitpur, Nepal. He holds a PhD in Botany (Ethnopharmacology) from the Central Department of Botany, Tribhuvan University, Nepal. His major fields of research interest are applied ethnobotany/ethnopharmacology, plant systematics, biological invasion, and conservation biology of useful plants. He has research and training experience in over 10 research projects funded by national and international organizations (Flora of Nepal, Nepal, UK, Japan; NUFU, Norway; VW Foundation, Germany; Darwin Initiative, UK; DFID, UK; IUCN Bangkok; EvK2CNR Italy; CESVI Italy; UGC Nepal, etc.). Dr. Bhattarai has nearly 55 research and review papers published in national and international journals. Additionally, he has edited and authored seven books, one conference proceeding, and one report.

Dr. Edivan Carvalho Vieira is Professor at the Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Piaui (UFPI), Teresina, Brazil. He holds a PhD in Analytical Chemistry from UFSCar and completed postdoctoral research at the Universidade de São Paulo. His expertise includes inductively coupled plasma spectrometry and multielemental analysis of agricultural samples. He has worked at Embrapa Pecuária Sudeste, focusing on analytical methods for phosphorus determination. Dr. Vieira has published extensively in leading journals, with notable citations in Web of Science and Scopus, contributing to food science, environmental analysis, and material chemistry through innovative analytical techniques. He was the coordinator of the postgraduate program in Chemistry at UFPI.

Dr. Mahendra Rai is presently a Senior visiting Professor at the Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Piaui (UFPI), Teresina, Brazil. Formerly, he was a Professor and Head of the Department of Biotechnology at SGB Amravati University in Maharashtra, India. He has also held positions as a visiting scientist at several prestigious institutions, including the University of Geneva, Debrecen University in Hungary, the University of Campinas in Brazil, VSB Technical University of Ostrava in the Czech Republic, the National University of Rosario, in Argentina, and the University of São Paulo. Dr. Rai has an impressive publication record, with over 450 research papers published in national and international journals with 95 h-index. In addition, he has edited/authored more than 70 books and holds 6 patents. Notably, he has been recently featured in Stanford’s list of the top 2% of scientists in nanoscience and nanotechnology, and ranks 7th nationally in Biology and Biochemistry, according to Research.com.