1. Nuts and Dried Fruits Potential as Functional Foods
- Author
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S. Marília Castro, Dora M. Santos, Marta Magalhães, and Cristina L. M. Silva
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Consumption (economics) ,Toxicology ,Geography ,Mediterranean diet ,Work (electrical) ,Dried fruit ,Sustainability ,Value (economics) ,Local environment - Abstract
The main goal of this chapter is to evaluate the potential functional properties of nuts and dried fruits cultivated in Portugal, contributing for the valorization of the national species, increasing of local products consumption, and local environment and socio-economic sustainability. This work contributes also to value a Mediterranean diet, including the regular consumption of nuts and dried fruits.
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- 2016
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