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Comparing fresh and processed fruits and vegetables as sources of bioavailable phytochemicals

Reference	BBS/E/F/00051749
Principal Investigator / Supervisor	Dr Paul Kroon
Co-Investigators / Co-Supervisors
Institution	Quadram Institute Bioscience
Department	Quadram Institute Bioscience Department
Funding type	Research
Value (£)	61,320
Status	Completed
Type	Institute Project
Start date	01/12/2003
End date	30/01/2007
Duration	38 months

Abstract

A generally consistent inverse relationship between increased consumption of fruits and vegetables and the risks of several degenerative `Western¿ diseases (including cancers, cardiovascular disease, cataract, diabetes) has led to the UK government (and others) making recommendations for increased consumption of F&V, which in the UK is predominantly disseminated through promotion of the `5-A-Day¿ message. 5-A-Day can include both fresh/minimally processed sources of F&V, and more extensively processed sources such as juiced and dried. The public commonly seek clarification of the message, e.g. `what is a portion?¿, `how many portions of fruit juice count towards my five?¿, `are tinned F&V as good as fresh?¿, and several refinements have been included with the basic message. It is important that the nutritional benefit, or otherwise, of more extensively processed sources of F&V are known in order to underpin potential refinements of the basic message. This project focuses on various plant secondary metabolites (polyphenols, monoterpenes and glucosinolates; phytochemicals) that have been shown to produce responses consistent with the health protective properties of a diet rich in F&V. The principal aim is to demonstrate the relative nutritional benefit (in terms of ability to deliver health-promoting phytochemicals) of fresh versus processed sources of five F&V commonly consumed as part of the diet (apples, tomatoes, oranges, broccoli, blackcurrants).

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Committee	Closed Committee - Agri-food (AF)
Research Topics	X – not assigned to a current Research Topic
Research Priority	X – Research Priority information not available
Research Initiative	X - not in an Initiative
Funding Scheme	X – not Funded via a specific Funding Scheme

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