TABLE OF CONTENT

Title page

Certification

Dedication

Acknowledgement

Table of content

Chapter one

1.0     Introduction

Chapter two

2.0     Chemistry of fruit

2.1     Classification of fruits

2.3     Types of fruits

2.4     Characteristics of fruits

2.5     Nutritional composition of fruits

2.6     Health benefits of fruits

2.7     Importance and uses of fruits

2.8     Chemical and physical Basis for fruit quality

2.9     Uses of fruit

CHAPTER THREE

3.0     Deficiency of fruit nutrients

3.1     Fruit in excess in the body system

3.2     Mineral composition in fruit

2.3     Fruits and wounds healing

3.4     Some minerals in fruits

CHAPTER FOUR

4.0     Conclusion and recommendation

4.1     Conclusion

4.2     Recommendation

            References

 

CHAPTER ONE

1.0     INTRODUCTION

Although human beings has enormous strength to consume and adapt to a variety of eating stuff,  there are certain things like fruits and vegetables that has become crucial for human diet. Fruits and their important components have a crucial role in supplying invaluable nutrients for maintaining human health.

Phytochemicals are diverse range of biologically active compounds found in plants, which provide colour, flavor and natural protection against pests to the plants, along with induction of the risk of developing many forms of cancer (lungs, prostate, pancreas, Bladder and breast) and risk of cardiovascular diseases.

The majority of these beneficial effects are at least in part due to the presence of phytochemicals in vegetables and fruits. Carbohydrates, proteins antioxidants, proteases, Tannin, Phytic acid etc. are some of the important bioactive components present in fruit peels. Each of them has their own significance and biological roles. A fruit is the mature ovary of a plant or the succulent edible part of woody plants. Nutritional fruits are energy dense foods containing Vitamins fibre and other bioactive compounds (Aqudo, 2004) . According to (Mintah et al., 2012) a fruit is the edible and fleshy seed associated structures of certain plants, which could be sweet (such as apples, oranges, grapes, strawberries, juniper berries and bananas) or non-sweet (such as lemon and olives) in their raw forms. Moreover, FAO revealed that “increasing fruit consumption is a major public health challenges at the moment”. The statement was made due to the micronutrient deficiency being experienced world wide lead to nutritional disorders such as weakened immune systems, birth defects, mental and physical retardation among others. These nutritional deficiencies occur as a result of low consumption of fruits and vegetables and also probably because of low knowledge of the nutritional values of fruits and vegetable (Ruel and Nicholas, 2004). Thus, the relevance of this  research is on the importance and benefit of some selected fruits.