Fruit and vegetables (F&V) have been a cornerstone of healthy dietary recommendations;
the 2015–2020 US Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommend that F&V constitute one …

Common onion (Allium cepa L.) is one of the oldest cultivated plants, utilized worldwide as
both vegetable and flavouring. This species is known to contain sulphur amino acids …

Bioactive compounds possess different health benefits. Onion contains various bioactive
compounds, such as organosulfur compounds, flavonols, ascorbic acids, and carbohydrate …

Objectives. Functional components in alliums have long been maintained to play a key role
in modifying the major risk factors for chronic disease. To obtain a better understanding of …

Oxidative stress disturbs the normal redox state within the human body, and thus may trigger
many human chronic diseases including cardiovascular disease. Antioxidant properties of …

This chapter highlights the potential health benefits of fruit and vegetable consumption on
several diseases, as well as the nutritional and health importance of some fruits and …

Onion or Allium cepa (A. cepa) is one of the most important condiment plants grown and
consumed all over the world. This plant has various therapeutic effects attributed to its …

The effect of phenolic-rich onion extract (PROE), as a feed additive, was evaluated on the
growth, carcass traits, behavior, welfare, intestinal histology, amino acid ileal digestibility …

This study set out to determine the distribution of sulfur compounds and saponin metabolites
in different parts of garlic cloves. Three fractions from purple and white garlic ecotypes were …

Onions (Allium cepa) are consumed worldwide and represent an important source of dietary
phytochemicals with proven antioxidant properties, such as phenolic acids, flavonoids …