Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals
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Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals

Bioactive Components, Formulations and Innovations

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eBook - ePub

Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals

Bioactive Components, Formulations and Innovations

About this book

Functional foods and nutraceuticals are food products that naturally offer or have been modified to offer additional health benefits beyond basic nutrition. As such products have surged in popularity in recent years, it is crucial that researchers and manufacturers understand the concepts underpinning functional foods and the opportunity they represent to improve human health, reduce healthcare costs, and support economic development worldwide.

Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals: Bioactive Components, Formulations and Innovations presents a guide to functional foods from experienced professionals in key institutions around the world. The text provides background information on the health benefits, bioavailability, and safety measurements of functional foods and nutraceuticals. Subsequent chapters detail the bioactive components in functional foods responsible for these health benefits, as well as the different formulations of these products and recent innovations spurred by consumer demands. Authors emphasize product development for increased marketability, taking into account safety issues associated with functional food adulteration and solutions to be found in GMP adherence. Various food preservation methods aimed at enhancing the quality and shelf life of functional food are also highlighted. Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals: Bioactive Components, Formulations and Innovations is the first of its kind, designed to be useful to students, teachers, nutritionists, food scientists, food technologists and public health regulators alike. 

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Front Matter
  3. 1. Functional Foods and Health Benefits
  4. 2. Nutraceuticals: History, Classification and Market Demand
  5. 3. Dietary Supplements: Types, Health Benefits, Industry and Regulation
  6. 4. Bioactive Carbohydrates, Biological Activities, and Sources
  7. 5. Bioactive Peptides and Their Natural Sources
  8. 6. Fats and Oils as Sources of Bioactive Molecules
  9. 7. Alternative and New Protein Sources
  10. 8. Microbial Proteins: A Potential Source of Protein
  11. 9. Vitamins and Minerals: Types, Sources and their Functions
  12. 10. Prebiotics, Probiotics, Synbiotics and Its Importance in the Management of Diseases
  13. 11. Honey as Functional Food and Prospects in Natural Honey Production
  14. 12. Health Benefits of Milk and Milk Products
  15. 13. Nutritional and Health Benefits of Seafoods
  16. 14. Fruits and Vegetables and its Nutritional Benefits
  17. 15. Cereals and Grains as Functional Food in Unani System of Medicine
  18. 16. Effect of Germination Processing on Bioactive Compounds of Cereals and Legumes
  19. 17. Mushroom: Nutraceutical, Mineral, Proximate Constituents and Bioactive Component
  20. 18. Aloe Species as Valuable Sources of Functional Bioactives
  21. 19. Polyphenols: Classifications, Biosynthesis and Bioactivities
  22. 20. Carotenoids as Functional Bioactive Compounds
  23. 21. Health Benefits of Organosulfur Compounds
  24. 22. Health Benefits of Isoflavones Found Exclusively of Plants of the Fabaceae Family
  25. 23. Medical Foods and Infant Formulas
  26. 24. Role of Nutraceuticals in Maternal Nutrition
  27. 25. Bioavailability of Nutrients and Safety Measurements
  28. 26. Genetic Engineering of Novel Products of Health Significance: Recombinant DNA Technology
  29. 27. Good Manufacturing Practices and Safety Issues in Functional Food Industries
  30. Correction to: Aloe Species as Valuable Sources of Functional Bioactives
  31. Back Matter