| Contents |
Breeding, genetic diversity, and safe production of Hibiscus sabdariffa under climate change / Gustav Komla Mahunu -- Harvesting, storage, postharvest management, and marketing of Hibiscus sabdariffa / Mildred Osei-Kwarteng, Joseph Patrick Gweyi-Onyango and Gustav Komla Mahunu -- Effect of pests and diseases on Hibiscus sabdariffa quality / Gustav Komla Mahunu, Maurice Tibiru Apaliyaa and Mildred Osei-Kwarteng -- Measurement and maintenance of Hibiscus sabdariffa quality / Joseph Patrick Gweyi-Onyango, Mildred Osei-Kwarteng and Gustav Komla Mahunu -- Composition of Hibiscus sabdariffa calyx, pigments, vitamins / Abdalbasit Adam Mariod, Haroon Elrasheid Tahir and Gustav Komla Mahunu -- Hibiscus sabdariffa : protein products, processing, and utilization / Mildred Osei-Kwarteng, Joseph Patrick Gweyi-Onyango, Gustav Komla Mahunu, Haroon Elrasheid Tahir and Maurice Tibiru Apaliyaa -- Oil recovery from Hibiscus sabdariffa seeds / Abdalbasit Adam Mariod, Haroon Elrasheid Tahir and Gustav Komla Mahunu -- Food use of whole and extracts of Hibiscus sabdariffa / Gustav Komla Mahunu, Haroon Elrasheid Tahir, Mildred Osei-Kwarteng, Abdalbasit Adam Mariod and Joseph Patrick Gweyi-Onyango -- Nutritional properties and feeding values of Hibiscus sabdariffa and their products / Maurice Tibiru Apaliyaa, Emmanuel Kwaw, Gustav Komla Mahunu, Mildred Osei-Kwarteng, Richard Osae and Michael Azirigo -- Medicinal and therapeutic potential of roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa) / Muhammad Arslan, Muhammad Zareef, Haroon Elrasheid Tahir, Allah Rakha, Zou Xiaobo and Gustav Komla Mahunu -- Hibiscus sabdariffa interactions and toxicity / Haroon Elrasheid Tahir, Gustav Komla Mahunu, Zou Xiaobo and Abdalbasit Adam Mariod -- Conventional and rapid methods for measurement of total bioactive components and antioxidant activity in Hibiscus sabdariffa / Huang Xiaowei, Li Zhihua, Haroon Elrasheid Tahir, Zou Xiaobo, Shi Jiyong, Xu Yiwei and Zhai Xiaodong -- Hibiscus sabdariffa extract : antimicrobial prospects in food pathogens and mycotoxins management / Lydia Quansah, Gustav Komla Mahunu, Haroon Elrasheid Tahir, Maurice Tibiru Apaliyaa, Mildred Osei-Kwarteng and Abdalbasit Adam Mariod -- Ethnobotanical uses, fermentation studies and indigenous preferences of Hibiscus sabdariffa / Halroon Elrasheid Tahir, Gustav Komla Mahunu, Zou Xiaobo and Abdalbasit Adam Mariod. |
| Abstract |
"Roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa) Chemistry, Production, Products, and Utilization assesses the Hibiscus sabdariffa plant for food and nonfood uses, as well as for its use as fixed or essential oils. The chapters explore Hibiscus sabdariffa breeding, production, composition, storage, and quality related to the chemistry, nutrition, antioxidant activity, and traditional uses of its bioactive components. This book also includes coverage of medicinal, pharmacological, therapeutic, and cosmetic uses of Hibiscus sabdariffa. This book will be of interest to nutritionists, food scientists, chemists, ethnobotanists, pharmacists, academics, undergraduate and graduate students, and professionals working with medicinal plants"--Page 4 of cover. |
