Antinutrients and Phytochemicals in Food

Content: Beneficial health effects and drawbacks of antinutrients and phytochemicals in foods : an overview / Fereidoon Shahidi — Protease and [alpha]-amylase inhibitors of higher plants / John R. Whitaker — Plant lectins : properties, nutritional significance, and function / Irvin E. Liener — Antinutritional and allergenic proteins / H. Frøkiær, T.M.R. Jørgensen, A. Rosendal, M.C. Tonsgaard, and V. Barkholt — Potato polyphenols : role in the plant and in the diet / Mendel Friedman — Potato glycoalkaloids : chemical, analytical, and biochemical perspectives / S.J. Jadhav, S.E. Lutz, G. Mazza, and D.K. Salunkhe — Biological activities of potato glycoalkaloids / Leslie C. Plhak and Peter Sporns — [Alpha]-galactosides of sucrose in foods : composition, flatulence-causing effects, and removal / Marian Naczk, Ryszard Amarowicz, and Fereidoon Shahidi — Glucosinolates in Brassica oilseeds: processing effects and extraction / Fereidoon Shahidi, James K. Daun, and Douglas R. DeClercq — Cyanogenic glycosides of flaxseeds / Fereidoon Shahidi and P.K.J.P.D. Wanasundara — Nutritional implications of canola condensed tannins / Marian Naczk and Fereidoon Shahidi — Methods for determination of condensed and hydrolyzable tannins / Ann E. Hagerman, Yan Zhao, and Sarah Johnson — Lawsone : phenolic of henna and its potential use in protein-rich foods and staining / Rashda Ali and Syed Asad Sayeed — Anticarcinogenic activities of polyphenols in foods and herbs / Ken-ichi Miyamoto, Tsugiya Murayama, Takashi Yoshida, Tsutomu Hatano, and Takuo Okuda — Chemiluminescence of catechins and soybean saponins in the presence of active oxygen species / Kazuyoshi Okubo, Yumiko Yoshiki, Kiharu Igarashi, and Kazuhiko Yotsuhashi — Phytoestrogens and lignans: effects on reproduction and chronic disease / Sharon E. Rickard and Lilian U. Thompson — Interactions and biological effects of phytic acid / Sharon E. Rickard and Lilian U. Thompson — Anticarcinogenic effects of saponins and phytosterols / A.V. Rao and R. Koratkar.