Exotic Fruits Reference Guide

__Exotic Fruits Reference Guide__ is the ultimate, most complete reference work on exotic fruits from around the world. The book focuses on exotic fruit origin, botanical aspects, cultivation and harvest, physiology and biochemistry, chemical composition and nutritional value, including phenolics and antioxidant compounds. This guide is in four-color and contains images of the fruits, in addition to their regional names and geographical locations. Harvest and post-harvest conservation, as well as the potential for industrialization, are also presented as a way of stimulating interest in consumption and large scale production. * Covers exotic fruits found all over the world, described by a team of global contributors * Provides quick and easy access to botanical information, biochemistry, fruit processing and nutritional value * Features four-color images throughout for each fruit, along with its regional name and geographical location * Serves as a useful reference for researchers, industrial practitioners and students Content: Abacate - Persa americana Acai - Euterpe oleracea Acerola - Malpighia emarginata Aguaje fruit - Mauritia flexuosa Ambarella - Spondias cytherea Annato/Urucum - Bixa orellan Araca - Psidium cattleyanum Sabine Bacuri - Platonia insignis Breadfruit - Artocarpus altilis (Parkinson) Fosberg Cacao - Theobroma cacao Cagaita - Eugenia dysenterica Caju - Anacardium occidentales Cambuci - Campomanesia phaea Camu-camu - Myrciaria dubia H. B. K. (McVough) Canistel Caqui - Diospyros kaki Cempedak - Artocarpus champeden imoya /Custard apple - Annona cherimola Cocona - Solanum sessiliflorum Cupuacu - Theobroma Grandiflorum Durian - Durio zibethinus * And much more Introduces Exotic Fruits From Several Parts Of The World. Exotic Fruits Are Usually Local Fruits Known And Consumed According To The Local Cultural Practices. Each Entry Includes Origin And Botanical Aspects, Cultivation And Harvest, Physiology And Biochemistry, Chemical Composition And Nutritional Value. Also Includes Information About Postharvest Conservation, As Well As Their Potential Industrialization, As A Way Of Stimulating Interest In Their Consumption And Large-scale Production.--