Ebook: Phytonutrients in Food: From Traditional to Rational Usage

Phytonutrients in Food: From Traditional to Rational Usage offers an overview of phytonutrients and reveals the techniques related to the extraction, separation, identification and quantification of these compounds. The book focuses on the connection between the discovery and characterization of new molecules, explores new applications of well-known compounds and their relative effects for human health, analyses the processes of extraction, identification and production, and explains the protocols and precautions to avoid degradation, significant loss, or production of secondary reactions during production.

Intended for researchers, product developers, nutritionists, food chemists, pharmacologists, pharmacists, and students studying these topics, Phytonutrients in Food: From Traditional to Rational Usage is sure to be an invaluable reference.

• Reviews phytonutrients focusing on the connection between the discovery and characterization of new molecules
• Explores new applications of well-known compounds and their relative effects for human health
• Analyses the processes of extraction, identification and production
• Explains the protocols and precautions to avoid degradation, significant loss, or production of secondary reactions during production