Bovine Colostrum as a Nutraceutical

Developments in Processes and Products for Therapeutic and Dietary Applications

Rahul Mehra, Raquel P.F. Guiné, Harpal S. Buttar, Shiv Kumar

• Publisher: Academic Press
• Year: 2026
• eBook ISBN:
  9780443337178
• Topic: Medicine
• Subtopic: Nutrition, Dietics & Bariatrics

Bovine colostrum is being touted by medical professionals, nutritionists, and food product developers worldwide for its ability to optimize health and help manage disease. Scientists are becoming increasingly intrigued by its nutrient-dense, immune-boosting properties. Bovine Colostrum as a Nutraceutical: Developments in Processes and Products for Therapeutic and Dietary Applications takes a closer look at every facet of a cow's first milk—from composition to consumption—and discusses how its nutritional and hyper-immune properties are frequently used in food-pharma worldwide. Comprised of 18 chapters, Bovine Colostrum as a Nutraceutical: Developments in Processes and Products for Therapeutic and Dietary Applications elucidates the chemistry, physiological effects and response of nutritional bioactive elements such as peptides while exploring the impact of different environmental, natural, and processing factors that can affect colostrum's composition. Authors discuss emerging colostrum processing methods, as well as the recent technologies, and instrumentation used for isolating and identifying bioactive components for food product development. Readers will also learn colostrum's role in gut, immune and skin health, and how it can enhance muscle growth for improved athletic performance. Safety, efficacy, and regulatory considerations of bovine colostrum and its derivatives are also discussed. - Explores the global trend of bovine colostrum as a functional food and a nutraceutical - Presents recent developments in both the processing methods and the diverse range of products derived from bovine colostrum - Highlights the use of bovine colostrum for age-related medical conditions - Analyzes bovine colostrum in athletic performance enhancement and muscle recovery - Discusses the safety, efficacy, and regulatory considerations of bovine colostrum and its derivatives

Table of contents

• Title of Book
• Chapter 1 Understanding bovine colostrum: current knowledge and future directions
• Chapter 2 Nutritional attributes of bovine colostrum
• Chapter 3 Biologically active compounds of bovine colostrum
• Chapter 4 Bovine colostrum and whey-based bioactive peptides and their role in human health and disease
• Chapter 5 Comparison of bovine colostrum with other mammalian species
• Chapter 6 Bovine colostrum: composition, influencing factors, and farm-level interventions
• Chapter 7 Recent advances in colostrum processing techniques
• Chapter 8 Technological advances in manufacturing bovine colostrum powder by freeze-drying method
• Chapter 9 Emerging isolation techniques for colostrum bioactives
• Chapter 10 Emerging identification techniques for colostrum bioactive constituents
• Chapter 11 Colostrum formulations as modern deliverable nutraceuticals
• Chapter 12 Bovine colostrum for animal nutrition and feed additive for poultry and aquaculture
• Chapter 13 Bovine colostrum–based products for adults and children
• Chapter 14 Emerging technologies for the preservation of bovine colostrum and its derivatives
• Chapter 15 Bovine colostrum in modern drug delivery system
• Chapter 16 Beyond nutrition: the multifaceted role of bovine colostrum in athletic performance and muscle repair
• Chapter 17 Safety, efficacy, and regulatory considerations of bovine colostrum and its products
• Chapter 18 Progress and challenges in bovine colostrum research and development
• Index