526 Index
regulation of mycotoxins 33
regulation of organic production 58
experimental assays
anti-inflammatory activity 162
antimicrobial activity 156–7
digestive stimulants 153
growth promoters 160
gut immunity 164
see also animal studies; human studies
extraction 26–7, 44, 45
asafoetida 225–6
factories 76–7
farm management systems 49–54, 55, 56
farmer groups 51
farnesol 410
farnesyl pyrophosphate (FPP) 180, 181, 182
fatty acids 232
fatty oils 283
fatty streaks 130, 131
fennel 115, 119
volatiles 184, 199–200, 201
fenugreek 115, 119, 161
volatiles 184, 200
fermentation 244–5
ferric reducing ability of plasma (FRAP)
assay 132
fertilisers
caper bush 238–9
Capsicum 308
carambola 262
caraway 274
celeriac 314–15
celery 319–20
galanga 349
leek 373
lemon balm 393
lemongrass 403–4
long pepper 432
lovage 443
peppermint 465–6
shallots 385
spearmint 505–6
see also manures/manuring; plant nutrition
Ferula 221, 222
see also asafoetida
fibrous plaques 130
films, packaging 94–7
flame photometric detector (FPD) 46
Flavobacterium aurantiacum 29
flavonoids
capers 232–3
caraway 279
chives 338–9
flavour sensitivity 87
flavouring
asafoetida 227–8
Capsicum 302, 306
flavour compounds xxv, xxvi
lemongrass 410–13
Perilla 490–1
spearmint 512
spices as sources of natural flavours
xxv–xxvi, xxvii
see also food processing uses
flexible films 94–7
fluorometer 46–7
foam cells 130, 131
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) (US)
42, 44
food processing uses
asafoetida 227–8
capers and caperberries 245
Capsicum 301–6
carambola 264–5
caraway 280–5
celery 324–8
chives 343
galanga 353
leeks 378
lemon balm 394
lemongrass 409–13
long pepper 428
lovage 446–8
pandan wangi 457–8
peppermint 462, 471–3
Perilla 490–1
potato onion 499
shallots 386–7
spearmint 512
food transit time 153–4
free radicals 129–30, 131
freeze-dried celery 325
freeze-grinding 327
freezing 342–3
fresh herbs and spices 87–9
fruit flies 262, 263
fumigants 64, 65, 72
fumonisin 3, 4
control 31
see also mycotoxins
functional uses/properties
capers and caperberries 245–7
caraway 285–90
celery 328–31
galanga 350–1
galangal 360–2
leeks 378–80