Ebook: Functional Food Products and Sustainable Health
- Tags: Biomedicine, Biomedical Engineering/Biotechnology, Food Microbiology, Food Science, Clinical Nutrition
- Year: 2020
- Publisher: Springer Singapore
- Edition: 1st ed.
- Language: English
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There is a growing global awareness of the link between good diet and health. This fascinating book reviews various functional foods or nutraceuticals and the bio-active compounds they contain in order to identify the role of bioactive compounds such as nisin, micronutrients, and hydrocolloids in the diet in overall human health. It also provides up-to-date information on functional elements like antioxidants, dietary fibres, pre & probiotics, vitamins and mineral-enriched foods in the human diet. Consisting of fifteen chapters, the book offers a systematic review of the key factors in the preparation of functional foods from selected sources, and also describes the processing, preservation and packaging of a range of functional food products.
This book is a valuable resource for students and researchers working in the field of food science, food technology, and nutrition, as well as for industry experts.