• DocumentCode
    500055
  • Title

    Shedding light on nutrition

  • Author

    Britz, Steven ; Mirecki, Roman ; Sullivan, Joe

  • Author_Institution
    Food Components & Health Lab., USDA, Beltsville, MD, USA
  • fYear
    2009
  • fDate
    2-4 June 2009
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    Supplemental ultraviolet-B radiation (280-320 nm) can increase phenolic compounds in plants and help to preserve them during storage after harvest. The nutritional significance of these compounds and the use of UV-LEDs will be discussed.
  • Keywords
    biological effects of ultraviolet radiation; UV-LED; phenolic compounds; supplemental ultraviolet-B radiation; Biomedical optical imaging; Educational institutions; Humans; Light emitting diodes; Lighting control; Optical sensors; Pigmentation; Testing; US Department of Agriculture; USA Councils; (170.1420) Biology; (230.3670) Light-emitting diodes;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-869-8
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-55752-869-8
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5225434