Olives and olive oil in health and disease prevention

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Bibliographic Details
Group Author: Preedy Victor R.; Watson Ronald R.; (Ronald Ross)
Published: Elsevier/Academic Press,
Publisher Address: Amsterdam Boston
Publication Dates: 2010.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Subjects:
Carrier Form: xxxix, 1479 p.: ill. ; 28 cm.
ISBN: 9780123744203
0123744202
Index Number: TS225
CLC: TS225.1-05
Call Number: TS225.1-05/O489
Contents: Includes bibliographical references and index.
The plant, production, olives and olive oil, and their detailed characterization. The plant and production. Olives and olive oil. The detailed characterization of olives and olive products -- Components of olives and olive plant product and uses. Lipids, phenolics, and other organics and volatiles. Metals, electrolytes, and other components. Non fruit aspects including mill wastewater -- Stability, microbes, contaminants, and adverse components and processes. Bacterial and fungal and other microbial aspects. Pesticides and adulterants. Toxicology and contaminants -- Analytical methods. Natural components. Adverse components -- General nutrition. General aspects and changes in food processing. Cardiac aspects. Vascular aspects including hypertension. Lipid aspects -- Oxidative stress -- Cancer and immunology. Cancer. Immunology and inflammation -- Other effects, uses, and diseases. Cells and cellular effects. Skin and cosmeceuticals. Major organ systems including liver and metabolism -- Tyrosol and hydroxytyrosol -- Oleuropein -- Oleic acid -- Other components found in olive plants and products.