Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1. Pomegranate: Botany, Histology and Genetic Resources
Deborah Beghè, Andrea Fabbri and Tommaso Ganino (Department of Food Science, University of Parma, Parma, Italy)
Chapter 2. Pomegranate Phytochemicals: Distribution and Variability
Renato Bruni (Department of Food Science, University of Parma, Parma, Italy)
Chapter 3. Pomegranate: Production, Products and Processing
Massimiliano Rinaldi, Matteo Cordioli and Davide Barbanti (Department of Food Science, University of Parma, Parma, Italy)
Chapter 4. Pomegranate Waste as a Source of Nutraceuticals
Athanasia M. Goula and Kyriakos Kaderides (Department of Food Science and Technology, School of Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Environment, Aristotle University, Thessaloniki, Greece)
Chapter 5. Pomegranate Seed Oil Conjugated Linolenic Acids: Characterization and Health Effects
Augusta Caligiani (Department of Food Science, University of Parma, Parma, Italy)
Chapter 6. Pomegranate Antioxidant Activity
Alessandra Bordoni (Department of Agri-Food Sciences and Technologies – University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy)
Chapter 7. Gut Microbiota Metabolism, Bioavailability and Health Benefits of Pomegranate Ellagitannin-Derived Urolithins
F.A. Tomás-Barberán, R. GarcĂa-Villalba, A. González-SarrĂas, D. Beltrán, M. Romo-Vaquero, M.A. Núñez-Sánchez, M.V. Selma, M.T. GarcĂa-Conesa, J.C. EspĂn (Quality, Safety, and Bioactivity of Plant Foods, CEBAS-CSIC, Espinardo, Murcia, Spain, and others)
Chapter 8. Pomegranate and its Effects on Cardiovascular Health
Margherita Dall’Asta, Donato Angelino, Daniele Del Rio, and Pedro Mena (Human Nutrition Unit, Department of Food Science, University of Parma, Parma, Italy)
Chapter 9. Pomegranate Juice, Extract Supplements, and Gut Bacterial Metabolites in Cancer Prevention and Treatment
Susanne M. Henning, Zhaoping Li and David Heber (Center for Human Nutrition, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles CA, USA)
Chapter 10. Allergy to Pomegranate
Corrado Rizzi, Federica Mainente and Gianni Zoccatelli (Department of Biotecnology, University of Verona, Verona, Italy)
Index