Wheat Antioxidants

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 the health benefits of wheat-based foods.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0470042591
• ISBN13: 9780470042595
• Release Date: December 2007
• Publisher: Wiley-Interscience
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.3"