Special Issue on Fruit Nutrition and Health

Fruits are universally promoted as healthy. They contain variety of vitamins and minerals to the diet and sources of phytochemicals that function as antioxidants, phytoestrogens, and anti-inflammatory agents and through other protective mechanism. Fruits have thus had conferred on them the status of ‘functional foods’, capable of promotion good health and preventing or alleviating disease.

In this special issue, we intend to invite front-line researchers and authors to submit original research and review articles on exploring fruit nutrition and health.Potential topics include, but are not limited to:

• Types of fruits
• Effects of fruits
• Scientific and reasonable eating
• Fruits nutrition and function
• Fruits processing
• Fruits and health

Authors should read over the journal’s For Authors carefully before submission. Prospective authors should submit an electronic copy of their complete manuscript through the journal’s Paper Submission System.

Please kindly specify the “Special Issue” under your manuscript title. The research field “Special Issue - Fruit Nutrition and Health” should be selected during your submission.

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Please contact Editorial Assistant at

fns@scirp.org