Simmons D. (Ed.) Citrus Fruits: Production, Consumption & Health Benefits

Nova Science Publishers, 2016. — 204 p.Citrus is the most widely produced fruit in the world and it is grown in more than 80 countries. Due to its varied and wide chemical composition as a consequence of its nature, citrus is an exceptional feedstock to the designing and assessing of biorefineries. A wide spectrum of products are obtained from citrus, which nowadays are extracted and purified into essential oils, antioxidants and other compounds. This book provides research on the production, consumption and health benefits of citrus fruits. The first chapter begins with an overview of citrus based refineries. Chapters two and three discuss hesperidin and narirutin, which are citrus flavonoids. Chapter four studies the use of citrus residues as raw materials for biomolecules and energy. Chapter five collects information from published works about the alternative use of citrus residues as efficient and promising adsorbents in clean water technology. The final chapter examines citrus genetic improvement.Preface
Citrus Based Biorefineries. Jonathan Moncada, Valentina Hernández, Yessica Chacón, Ramiro Betancourt and Carlos A. Cardona
Exploring Bioactivity of Hesperidin, Naturally Occurring Flavanone Glycoside, Isolated from Oranges. Ljubica Tasic, Boris Mandic, Caio H. N. Barros, Daniela Z. Cypriano, Danijela Stanisic, Lilian G. Schultz, Lucimara L. da Silva, Mayra A. M. Mariño and Verônica L. Queiroz
Physiological Properties of Narirutin and Hesperidin Isolated from Citrus unshiu. Ho-Young Park and Inwook Choi
Citrus Residues As Raw Materials for Biomolecules and Energy: The Orange Peel Case. Valentina Hernández, Laura V. Daza and Carlos A. Cardona
Citrus Residues As Super-Adsorbents. Ioannis Anastopoulos and George Z. Kyzas
Citrus Genetic Improvement: New Citrus Hybrids from Breeding Procedures and Evaluation of Their Genetic and Phytochemical Aspects. Edoardo Napoli, Giuseppe Ruberto, Loredana Abbate, Francesco Mercati and Sergio Fatta Del Bosco
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