Mechanism of Chlorophyll Degradation in Harvested Fruits and Vegetables

Postharvest flavor deployment and degradation in fruits and vegetables

Effect of heterocyclic amines, vegetables, and fruits on colorectal cancer

Intake of fruits and vegetables in smokers.

OBJECTIVES To examine intake of fruits and vegetables in smokers and non-smokers. DESIGN Secondary analysis using general linear modelling approaches. Food intake measured using a food frequency questionnaire approach. SETTING The community (the population of the province of Ontario, Canada). SUBJECTS Members of the general public (n = 38,000). RESULTS Smokers ate substantially less fru...

Pesticide Residues in Fruits and Vegetables

Detecting and quantifying pesticide residues in fruits and vegetables is a crucial public health function for analytical laboratories throughout the world. Professor Amadeo Fernàndez-Alba, a full professor in Analytical Chemistry at the University of Almeria, Spain, has headed the European Reference Laboratory for Pesticide Residues in Fruits and Vegetables (EURL-FV) since 2006. Professor Fernà...

Pesticide Residues in Fruits and Vegetables

The aim of this chapter is to describe the presence of pesticide residues in fruits and vegetables, mainly how they are introduced, dissipated, degraded, affected by food processing techniques and their risk assessment. Fruits and vegetables are important components of the human diet since they provide essential nutrients that are required for most of the reactions occurring in the body. A high...