This review gives an updated picture of each class of phenolic compounds and their
properties. The most common classification implies the subdivision of phenolics in two main …

Soy is a basic food ingredient of traditional Asian cuisine used for thousands of years. In
Western countries, soybeans have been introduced about a hundred years ago and recently …

Flaxseed is emerging as an important functional food ingredient because of its rich contents
of α-linolenic acid (ALA, omega-3 fatty acid), lignans, and fiber. Flaxseed oil, fibers and flax …

Deregulation of angiogenesis–the growth of new blood vessels from an existing vasculature–
is a main driving force in many severe human diseases including cancer. As such, tumor …

Flaxseed is one of the most important oilseed crops for industrial as well as food, feed, and
fiber purposes. Almost every part of the flaxseed plant is utilized commercially, either directly …

Phenolics in Food and Nutraceuticals is the first single-source compendium of essential
information concerning food phenolics. This unique book reports the classification and …

The aim of the study was to determine the contents of mineral elements (Ca, K, Mg, Na, P,
Cu, Fe, Mn, Cd, Pb, and Se), vitamins (B1, B2, B12, C, D, folates, and niacin), and certain …

Data on the composition of foods are essential for a diversity of purposes in many fields of
activity." Food composition data" was produced as a set of guidelines to aid individuals and …

The intake of flavonols, flavones and isoflavones by Japanese women was calculated from
our food-phytochemical composition table. The relationship between intake of these …

Lignans are compounds found in a variety of plant materials including flaxseed, pumpkin
seed, sesame seed, soybean, broccoli, and some berries. The major lignan in flaxseed is …