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This comprehensive book documents African plants used for functional and medicinal foods. It contains more than 60 detailed monographs of African foods, describing foods with various characteristics such as prebiotic, probiotic, satiety, immune modulation, stress-reduction, sports performance, mental acuity, sleep-supporting, metabolic syndrome, antioxidant, and unsaturated fats. Plant description, botanical names and synonyms, plant part used, habitat and distribution, folk use, nutritional content, and chemistry are all fully detailed. The book highlights indigenous African food processing technologies up to the modern era.

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Series Preface, Preface, Author, Section I: Introduction to African Functional Foods, Section II: Functional Foods in the Management of Certain Diseases, Section III: Monographs, Index

Food as Medicine

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      Publisher CRC Press Inc
      Published 1 December 2016
      ISBN-13 9781498706094
      978-1498706094
      ISBN-10 1498706096
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      Dietetics and nutrition Botany and plant sciences Food and beverage technology

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This comprehensive book documents African plants used for functional and medicinal foods. It contains more than 60 detailed monographs of African foods, describing foods with various characteristics such as prebiotic, probiotic, satiety, immune modulation, stress-reduction, sports performance, mental acuity, sleep-supporting, metabolic syndrome, antioxidant, and unsaturated fats. Plant description, botanical names and synonyms, plant part used, habitat and distribution, folk use, nutritional content, and chemistry are all fully detailed. The book highlights indigenous African food processing technologies up to the modern era.

      Table of Contents
      Series Preface, Preface, Author, Section I: Introduction to African Functional Foods, Section II: Functional Foods in the Management of Certain Diseases, Section III: Monographs, Index

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