ABSTRACT
A phytochemical is a natural bioactive compound found in plant foods such as fruits, vegetables, and nuts that works with nutrients and dietary ˆber to protect against diseases. Fruit phytochemicals are of signiˆcant interest for public health for their protective and preventive effects in several chronic diseases and the pathogenesis of a deˆnite class of cancers (Meskin et al. 2003; Omaye et al. 2000).
