Fig (ficus carica) : production, processing, and properties / Mohamed Fawzy Ramadan, editor.

This book creates a multidisciplinary forum of discussion on Ficus carica with particular emphasis on its horticulture, post-harvest, marketability, phytochemistry, extraction protocols, biochemistry, nutritional value, functionality, health-promoting properties, ethnomedicinal applications, technol...

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Other Authors: Ramadan, Mohamed Fawzy (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer, 2022.
Series:Food bioactive ingredients.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction to Fig (Ficus carica): Production, Processing, and Properties
  • Section 1. Fig (Ficus carica): Cultivation, species, and cultivars
  • Figs in Morocco: Diversity patterns, valorization pathways and chain value resilience
  • Fig tree genome and diversity
  • Genetic diversity of fig varieties
  • Bud structure and evolution
  • Phenotypic variability of fig (Ficus carica)
  • Morpho-chemical Characteristics Useful in the Identification of Fig (Ficus carica L.) Germplasm
  • Agronomic strategies for fig cultivation in a temperate-humid climate zone
  • Cultivars and agricultural practices of fig (Ficus carica)
  • Physiological behaviour of fig tree (Ficus carica L.) under different climatic conditions
  • Fig (Ficus carica) production and yield
  • Defense mechanism of fig (Ficus carica) against biotic stresses: An advanced role model under Moraceae
  • Section 2: Fig (Ficus carica): Chemistry, functionality and health-promoting properties
  • Chemistry and nutritional value of fresh and dried fig (Ficus carica)
  • Fig seeds: source of value-added oil within the scope of circular economy
  • Fig (Ficus carica) leaves: composition and functional properties
  • Fig (Ficus carica) oil
  • Composition and functional properties of fig (Ficus carica) phenolics
  • Phenolic compounds of Fresh and dried fig: Characterization and health effects
  • Ficus carica L. as a source of natural bioactive flavonoids
  • Fig (Ficus carica) minerals
  • Bioactive compounds of fig (Ficus carica)
  • Fig volatiles
  • Fig Enzymes: Characterization, Biological Roles, and Applications
  • Preventive roles of phytochemicals from Ficus carica in Diabetes and its secondary complications
  • Composition and health-promoting effects of fig (Ficus carica) extracts
  • Genotoxic and antimutagenic activity of Ficus carica extracts
  • Composition and biological activities of Ficus carica latex
  • Extraction and analysis of polyphenolic compounds in Ficus carica L.
  • Section 3: Fig (Ficus carica): Technology, processing, and applications
  • Fig drying technologies
  • Chemistry and functionality of processed fig
  • Fig Syrup as a natural sugar substitute
  • Fig shelf life
  • Use of proteolytic activity of Ficus carica in milk coagulation.