List price   € 103     This title is available both in print and ActaHort CD-rom format Conveners   Y. Desjardins, B. Patil  Editor   Y. Desjardins  Publication date   1 May 2007  ISBN   978-90-66053-88-5  ISSN   0567-7572  Number of articles   57  Volumes   1  Place   Québec City, Canada  Online articles: THE WHO/FAO FRUIT AND VEGETABLE PROMOTION INITIATIVE (I. Keller, C. Tukuitonga) FRUITS AND VEGETABLES CONSUMPTION AND BODY WEIGHT MANAGEMENT (B. Carlton Tohill) UPDATE ON MEDITERRANEAN DIET AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE (D. Lairon, C. Defoort, R. Planells, M.-J. Amiot-Carlin) FRUITS AND VEGETABLES FOR HEALTHY DIET IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES (J. Ganry) DETERMINATION OF THE POLYPHENOL CONTENT OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES. ESTABLISHMENT OF A DATABASE AND ESTIMATION OF THE POLYPHENOL INTAKE IN THE FRENCH DIET (P. Brat, L. Mennen, S. Georgé, A. Scalbert, A. Bellamy, M.-J. Amiot-Carlin, L. Du Chaffaut) BETTER HEALTH THROUGH HORTICULTURE - AVRDC'S APPROACH TO IMPROVED NUTRITION OF THE POOR (R. Yu Yang, P.M. Hanson, T.A. Lumpkin) INTRODUCING A COMPLEMENTARY INVESTIGATION METHOD CONCERNING FRUIT AND VEGETABLE QUALITY AND HUMAN HEALTH (R. Kappert, B. Meltsch) A SYSTEMATIC APPROACH FOR IDENTIFYING PLANT COMPONENTS WITH IMPACT ON HUMAN HEALTH (K. Brandt, G. Lietz, M. Kobæk-Larsen, L.P. Christensen) CHALLENGES OF PHYTOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS AND ITS APPLICATION IN DEVELOPING NEW FRUITS AND VEGETABLES WITH IMPROVED HEALTH BENEFITS (K. Sun Yoo, L. Pike, B. Patil, D. Leskovar, K. Crosby, S. King) FLAVONOIDS IN FOOD AND WINE (M.-J. Amiot-Carlin, F. Tourniaire, A. Margotat) BIOACTIVITY, ABSORPTION AND METABOLISM OF ANTHOCYANINS (G. Mazza) IMPACT OF CITRUS LIMONOIDS ON HUMAN HEALTH (B. Patil, G.K. Jayaprakasha, E.D. Harris) ASSESSING BIOAVAILABILITY OF SOFT FRUIT POLYPHENOLS IN VITRO (G. McDougall, P. Dobson, F. Shpiro, P. Smith, D. Stewart, S. Fyffe) CAPSAICIN AND ENERGY BALANCE (A. Tremblay, M. Westerterp-Plantenga) TOWARDS A GLOBAL ASSESSMENT OF THE ANTICANCER PROPERTIES OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES: THE MONTREAL ANTICANCER NUTRINOME PROJECT (D. Gingras, R. Béliveau) CITRUS LIMONOIDS ARE UNIQUE AND EFFECTIVE ANTICANCER AGENTS (E.D. Harris, S.M. Poulose, B. Patil) SELENIUM AND GLUCOSINOLATES IN CRUCIFEROUS VEGETABLES: METABOLIC INTERACTIONS AND IMPLICATIONS FOR CANCER CHEMOPREVENTION IN HUMANS (J.W. Finley) GLUCOSINOLATE COMPOSITION AND ANTI-CANCER POTENTIAL OF SEED-SPROUTS FROM HORTICULTURAL MEMBERS OF THE BRASSICACEAE (T.J. O¿Hare, L.S. Wong, L.E. Force, D.E. Irving) EXTRACTS FROM ORGANICALLY AND CONVENTIONALLY CULTIVATED STRAWBERRIES INHIBIT CANCER CELL PROLIFERATION IN VITRO (M.E. Olsson, S.C. Andersson, R.H. Berglund, K.-E. Gustavsson, S. Oredsson) FLAVONOIDS INTERACTIONS WITH DNA AND RNA: BINDING MODES AND ANTIOXIDATIVE EFFECTS (H.A. Tajmir-Riahi, S. Diamantoglou, C.D. Kanakis, P.A. Tarantilis, M.G. Polissiou) POMEGRANATE AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES: POMEGRANATE JUICE POLYPHENOLIC ANTIOXIDANTS PROTECT AGAINST OXIDATIVE STRESS AND ATHEROSCLEROSIS DEVELOPMENT (B. Fuhrman, M. Aviram) BREEDING VEGETABLES FOR OPTIMUM LEVELS OF PHYTOCHEMICALS (K. Crosby, J. Jifon, L. Pike, K.S. Yoo) STRATEGY FOR BREEDING FRUITS WITH HIGHER CONTENT IN BIOACTIVE COMPOUNDS (S. Khanizadeh, B. Ehsani-Moghaddam, R. Tsao, Y. Desjardins, A. Gosselin) ENVIRONMENTAL AND GENETIC FACTORS ON CAROTENOIDS AND QUALITY IN WATERMELON FRUITS (D.I. Leskovar, H. Bang, S.L. Kim, K. Sun Yoo, S.R. King, K. Crosby) VARIATION FOR PROANTHOCYANIDIN CONTENT (N. Vorsa, J. Johnson-Cicalese) BIOCHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION AND BREEDING OF AMERICAN CRANBERRY FOR INCREASED HEALTH BENEFITS (E.L. Zeldin, B.H. McCown, C.G. Krueger, J.D. Reed) HIGHBUSH BLUEBERRIES VACCINIUM CORYMBOSUM L., RASPBERRIES RUBUS IDAEUS L. AND BLACK CURRANTS RIBES NIGRUM L. - INFLUENCE OF CULTIVAR ON ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY AND OTHER QUALITY PARAMETERS (S.F. Remberg, F. Måge, K. Haffner, R. Blomhoff) DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATION OF BIOTECHNOLOGY IN GUAVA: A NUTRACEUTICAL FRUIT (B.K. Biswas, N. Joshee, A. Yadav, A.K. Yadav) EFFECT OF CULTURAL MANAGEMENT ON TOMATO FRUIT HEALTH QUALITIES (M. Dorais) PARTIAL ROOTZONE DRYING INCREASES ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY IN STRAWBERRIES (P.A.A. Dodds, J.M. Taylor, M.A. Else, C.J. Atkinson, W.J. Davies) KALE CAROTENOIDS REMAIN STABLE WHILE GLUCOSINOLATES AND FLAVOR COMPOUNDS RESPOND TO CHANGES IN SELENIUM AND SULFUR FERTILITY (D.A. Kopsell, C.E. Sams, C.S. Charron, W.M. Randle, D.E. Kopsell) SELENIUM AND SULFUR INCREASE SULFUR UPTAKE AND REGULATE GLUCOSINOLATE METABOLISM IN BRASSICA OLERACEA (H.D. Toler, C.S. Charron, D.A. Kopsell, C.E. Sams, W.M. Randle) PRODUCTION OF HYDROPONICALLY GROWN CALCIUM FORTIFIED LETTUCE (C. Neeser, N. Savidov, D. Driedger) INCREASING THE CAROTENOID CONTENT OF TOMATO BY MANAGING VARIETY CHOICE AND SOIL FERTILITY FOR COLOR AND COLOR UNIFORMITY (A. Darrigues, A. Clivati McIntyre, D.M. Francis, S.J. Schwartz) THE EFFECT OF LEAF SPOT DISEASE ON SPECIFIC ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY OF STRAWBERRY (B. Ehsani-Moghaddam, M.T. Charles, O. Carisse, S. Khanizadeh) CULTIVAR SELECTION BRIDGED WITH INNOVATIVE PROCESSING: A NEW STRATEGY TO PRESERVE AND MAXIMIZE ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY IN BLUEBERRY JUICE (A. Brambilla, R. Lo Scalzo, G. Bertolo, D. Torreggiani) BIOACTIVE COMPOUNDS AND VISUAL QUALITY OF BABY SPINACH - CHANGES DURING PLANT GROWTH AND STORAGE (S.A.M. Bergquist, U.E. Gertsson, M.E. Olss) EVALUATION OF DIVERGENT C. MELO GERMPLASM FRUITS FOR ANTIOXIDANT CONTENT (D.M. Hodges, G.E. Lester) ENHANCEMENT OF FUNCTIONAL COMPOUNDS IN ALLIUM VEGETABLES WITH UV RADIATION (H. Higashio, H. Hirokane, F. Sato, S. Tokuda, A. Uragami) EFFECT OF CULTIVAR AND PROCESSING ON PHENOLICS AND ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY OF APPLE PRODUCTS (J. Markowski, W. Plocharski, M. Mieszczakowska) BREEDING THE AMERICAN CRANBERRY FOR HEALTH CONSTITUENTS: GENETIC SEPARATION OF GREEN TEA CATECHINS BY ELECTRODIALYSIS WITH ULTRAFILTRATION MEMBRANES (D. Labbé, L. Bazinet, E. Vignal, P. Sistat) PROCESSING OF OLIVE FRUIT FOR ENHANCEMENT OF CAROTENOID LEVEL IN VIRGIN OLIVE OIL (C. Sanz, P. Luaces, A.G. Pérez) ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY IN TOMATO (LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM MILL.) AND BROCCOLI (BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. ITALICA L.) CULTIVARS - EFFECTS OF MATURITY AND STORAGE CONDITIONS (A.-B. Wold, M. Hansen, K. Haffner, R. Blomhoff) VARIATION IN THE CAROTENOID COMPOSITION OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES ALONG THE FOOD CHAIN (D.B. Rodriguez-Amaya, O.M. Porcu, C.H. Azevedo-Meleiro) PREBIOTIC EFFECT OF FRUCTANS FROM AGAVE, DASYLIRION AND NOPAL (M.G. López, J.E. Urías-Silvas) CAROTENOIDS IN ROSE-HIPS AND SEA BUCKTHORN BERRIES (S.C. Andersson, M.E. Olsson, E. Johansson, K. Rumpunen) CAROTENOID COMPOSITION OF BRAZILIAN FRUITS AND VEGETABLES (D.B. Rodriguez-Amaya, J. Amaya-Farfan, M. Kimura) SOME HEALTH BENEFICIAL PROPERTIES OF PHENOLICS FROM CHINESE QUINCE, QUINCE AND APPLE (Y. Hamauzu, T. Inno, C. Kume, M. Irie, K. Hiramatsu, H. Yasui) EVALUATION OF FREE RADICAL SCAVENGING PROPERTIES OF GRAPE PHENOLIC EXTRACTS BY A FAST COLORIMETRIC METHOD (S. Caillet, S. Salmieri, M. Lacroix) ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY OF ARTICHOKE EXTRACTS AND BY-PRODUCTS (S. Mabeau, C. Baty-Julien, O. Chodosas, M. Surbled, P. Metra, D. Durand, G. Morice, C. Chesné, K. Mekideche) ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY IN RASPBERRY, CURRANT AND GOOSEBERRY ACCESSIONS OF THE CANADIAN CLONAL GENEBANK (L. Woodrow, M. Luffman, S. van der Leeuw, A. Liptay) SELECTED PHENOLIC ACIDS IN SWEET CHERRIES (R. Veberic, V. Usenik, F. Stampar) FRUCTOOLIGOSACCHARIDES AND PHENOLICS IN FLESH AND PEEL OF SPRING HARVESTED HELIANTHUS TUBEROSUS (R. Seljåsen, R. Slimestad) PHENOLICS IN WALNUT LIQUEUR (F. Stampar, A. Solar, M. Hudina, R. Veberic, M. Colaric, J. Fabcic) TECHNOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF CAPSICUM SPP. SOFT - FLESH FORMS (P. Nowaczyk, L. Nowaczyk, D. Przyborowska, M. Banach) PAWPAW: AN OLD FRUIT FOR NEW NEEDS (F. Galli, D.D. Archbold, K.W. Pomper) PRODUCTION INTERVENTIONS TO ENHANCE AVAILABILITY AND ACCESS OF FRUIT AND VEGETABLES (P. Nath)