There has been a growing interest in food components which may inhibit
the oxidation process and are capable of counterbalancing free radical
activities that cause many harmful diseases. The best way to prevent
these diseases is consumption of an optimal diet containing fruits and
vegetables. Goldenberry fruit should attract great interest because of
their nutritional and antioxidant properties. The fruit can be very
interesting candidate for the processing of new functional products. The
development of adequate agrotechnical and storage practices, can make
this fruit a promising profitable crop. This book provide useful
information for the industrial application of goldenberry berries and
fruit by-products. This will be important as an indication of the
potentially nutraceutical and economical utility of goldenberry as a new
source of bioactive phytochemcials and fruit oils.