Mediterranean Wild Edible Plants Ethnobotany and Food Composition Tables /

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Sánchez-Mata, María de Cortes (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Tardío, Javier (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Θέματα: Life sciences.; Food > Biotechnology.; Plant biochemistry.; Biodiversity.; Plant science.; Botany.; Life Sciences.; Plant Sciences.; Plant Biochemistry.; Food Science.

This book provides the latest published nutritional data about wild edible plants traditionally consumed in the Mediterranean region. This information, not usually included in nutrient databases of foods, provides insight into the revalorization of wild food species and preservation of their traditi...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Preface
• A Historical Perspective of Wild Plant Foods in the Mediterranean Area
• The Mediterranean Landscape and Wild Edible Plants
• Nutritional Ethnnobotany in Europe: From Emergency Foods to Healthy Folk Cuisines and Contemporary Foraging Trends
• Ethnobotanical Analysis of Wild Fruits and Vegetables Traditionally Consumed in Spain
• Natural Production and Cultivation of Mediterranean Wild Edibles
• The Contribution of Wild Plants to Dietary Intakes of Micronutrients (I): Vitamins
• The Contribution of Wild Plants to Dietary Intakes of Micronutrients (II): Mineral Elements
• Fatty Acid Profiles of Mediterranean Wild Edible Plants
• Wild Edible Plants As Sources of Carotenoids, Fibre, Phenolics and Other Non-nutrient Bioactive Compounds
• Antioxidant Potential of Wild Plant Foods
• Antimicrobial Potential of Wild Edible Herbaceous Species
• Recent Advances in Research on Wild Food Plants and Their Biological-Pharmacological Activity
• Ethnobotanical and Food Composition Monographs of Selected Mediterranean Wild Edible Plants.