Antioxidant Capacity in Fruit and Vegetables -Cultivar Variation - Storage Conditions - Human Antioxidant Status
Popular Abstract in Swedish De positiva hälsoeffekterna av ett högt intag av frukt och grönsaker har diskuterats intensivt under de senaste årtiondena. Flera befolkningsundersökningar har visat på samband mellan ett ökat intag av av frukt och grönsaker och en minskad risk för flera kroniska sjukdomar. Antioxidanter i vegetabilier anses vara en stor bidragande orsak till detta samband tack vare derThe health-promoting effects of fruits and vegetables have been extensively discussed during the past decade since epidemiologic studies have shown relations between increased intake of fruit and vegetables and decreased incidences of several chronic diseases. It has been suggested that antioxidants are a main contributors to the observed effects, for example by acting as scavengers of free radica