Phytochemicals: the new vitamins?

Food Processing;  November 1, 1998 ;     700+ words ......But in scientific vernacular they're phytochemicals, or simply, plant-based chemicals...know something about these and other phytochemicals in the years ahead. Found in the edible...and rice to carrots and grapefruit - phytochemicals are rapidly emerging as the vitamins...

Phytochemicals get mixed reception.

Chain Drug Review;  October 9, 1995 ;     700+ words ......After less than a year on the market, phytochemicals, the compounds in fruits and vegetables...to its offerings because stocking phytochemicals helps create an image of being on...She explains that her company views phytochemicals as the successors to antioxidants...

Phascinating phytochemicals.

Food Processing;  April 1, 1995 ;     700+ words ......of cancer]. The answer, it seems, is phytochemicals. In the broadest terms, phytochemicals are defined as any chemical produced...for the USDA, Beltsville, Md. But the phytochemicals that are hot right now are those that...

Phytochemicals are the next frontier in the category.

Chain Drug Review;  February 27, 1995 ;     700+ words ......supplements' in preventing disease. Known as phytochemicals, the naturally occurring compounds...one of the first companies to put phytochemicals into tablet form. We expect these...disease-preventing capabilities. I think phytochemicals are really just the next generation...

The magic in vegetables: the scientific and marketing imperatives mount...

Food Processing;  April 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ......line on any ingredient statement. Phytochemicals are nonnutritive plant chemicals that...compounds, plus a bonus of fiber. Although phytochemicals are not considered nutrients, substances...State University Extension fact sheet. Phytochemicals are associated with the prevention...

The phytochemical renaissance.

Food Processing;  November 1, 1999 ;     700+ words ......without some new information about phytochemicals being reported in the media. Consumers...in order to marry the benefits of phytochemicals with good-tasting food products. Luckily...vegetables all contain a wide variety of phytochemicals. Researchers have found that phytochemicals...

Those mighty phytochemicals: beyond the benefits of broccoli.

Environmental Nutrition;  November 1, 1995 ;     700+ words ......because they contain natural substances called phytochemicals, which may help prevent cancer, heart disease...apples to zucchini are a virtual pharmacy of phytochemicals. We eat phytochemicals in foods every day and take them for granted...

Phytochemical functional foods.(Book Review)

Nutrition & Dietetics: The Journal of the Dieticians Association of Australia;  December 1, 2004 ;     500 words ......There is suggestive evidence that phytochemicals may have a protective role against...behaviour of potentially beneficial phytochemicals. It is possible that one or more of...bioflavonoids in tea and another on phytochemicals and gastrointestinal health complete...

Eating your way to good health

Chicago Sun-Times;  June 2, 1999 ;     700+ words ......disease-fighting compounds, called phytochemicals. These are a few of the most studied phytochemicals, and their possible benefits: Lycopenes...the incorporation of foods rich in phytochemicals into the diets of most Americans...

Add some color to your diet

Albuquerque Journal;  March 16, 2005 ;     700+ words ......link in the food chain with a look at: phytochemicals. You might be alarmed if phytochemicals were listed as ingredients on your morning...vegetables and grains. About 4,000 phytochemicals (phyto means plant in Greek) have been...

It's easy to get phytochemicals if you eat colorful meals

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  August 10, 2003 ;     700+ words ...SAVVY FARE PHYTOCHEMICALS It's easy to get phytochemicals if you eat colorful meals By DEBRA S. RUZENSKY Special...Sunday, August 10, 2003 Research in the field of phytochemicals is nothing new, but scientists are discovering more...

TIPS FOR FOOD CHOICES RICH IN PHYTOCHEMICALS.(LIFE)

The News & Record (Piedmont Triad, NC);  July 2, 1997 ;     284 words ...What are phytochemicals and how can I fit them into my diet? Besides nutrients...affect your body. Collectively they're called phytochemicals, which means plant chemicals. Phytochemicals are substances that plants naturally produce to...

Will "designer foods" fortified with phytochemicals fight cancer?

Environmental Nutrition;  March 1, 1993 ;     624 words ......that direction. Investigations of phytochemicals could result in a futuristic breakfast...life. Identifying potentially helpful phytochemicals and enriching foods with them is the...are neither vitamins nor minerals--phytochemicals are newly identified substances that...

Meskin, M.S., Bidlack, W.R., Davies, A.J. and Omaye, S.T. (Eds):...

Phytomedicine: International Journal of Phytotherapy & Phytopharmacology;  June 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ......Phytochemical Conference entitled, Phytochemicals: From Harvest to Health, held on the...the first two conferences include phytochemicals 1) in Echinacea, 2) in the Vaccinium...myriad of phenolic and polyphenolic phytochemicals in oilseeds. How little we know about...

PHYTOCHEMICALS KEEP DOCTOR AWAY.(AT HOME)

The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH);  July 1, 2000 ;     370 words ......researchers at Cornell University. It's the phytochemicals in the apple each day that keep the...polyphenols but collectively known as phytochemicals - provide the fruit's antioxidant...benefits, say Cornell food scientists. Phytochemicals are found within the flesh of the...