This chapter presents concepts, technical tips and calculations, along with some illustrative
examples of how the ferric reducing/antioxidant power (FRAP) assay has been applied in …

The enriched food products or foods as whole termed as functional foods are intended to
provide health benefits. The 2500 year old Hippocratic phrase 'let thy food be thy medicine …

In this paper, the extraction conditions yielding the highest steviol glycosides from the leaves
of Stevia rebaudiana were determined using microwave (MAE) and ultrasonically assisted …

Objectives Reactive oxygen species level is a fundamental component in the pathogenesis
of obesity that might be reduced by dietary antioxidants. Measurement of dietary total …

The objectives of this work were to obtain steviol glycosides of S. rebaudiana leaves,
possessing natural and noncaloric sweetener properties, using subcritical water extraction; …

Schefflera plant is propagated and grown under greenhouse cultivation, and most of these
greenhouses are low-cost. In the summer, the heat generated in greenhouses becomes a …

The accumulation of arsenic (As) in vegetables poses a risk of contamination to humans via
the food chain. Two chard (var. cicla and var. d'ampuis) crops were grown for 60 days in …

Abstract Eleocharis dulcis Burm. f. Trin. ex Hensch, has been empirically used in Chinese
folk medicine to treat cough, laryngitis, hepatitis, enteritis, hypertension, and pharyngitis. The …

Salinity is one of the most crucial variables that limits crop productivity and quality. They
influence various physiological processes, including seed germination and subsequent …

To meet market demands and minimize losses, the tomato crop (Solanum Lycopersicum L.)
requires a simple, rapid, and cost-effective method to distinguish between different maturity …