Advances in Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods (eBook, ePUB)

Concepts and Applications
Redaktion: Gopi, Sreerag; Balakrishnan, Preetha

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Explores the sources, biochemical properties, metabolism, health benefits, and safety of bioactive ingredients for nutraceutical and functional food products. Emphasis is given to linking the molecular and chemical structures of biologically active components in foods to their nutritional and pharmacological effects on human health.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 378
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Mai 2022
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000565676
• Artikelnr.: 63490773

Autorenporträt

Sreerag Gopi, PhD, is Chief Scientific Officer at ADSO Naturals, India, and Vice President at CureSupport, Netherlands. He is a recipient of a prestigious Erasmus Mundus Fellowship from the European Union during his PhD period. He is a materials chemist and nanomaterials scientist and has expertise in nanomaterial synthesis, characterization, biocomposites for natural products, and biomedical and water purification experiments. He has published over 20 peer-reviewed international papers and several book chapters and has book projects in the works with the Royal Society of Chemistry, Springer, and Wiley. He was selected as an associate member of the Royal Society of Chemistry in 2018, and he is a chartered member of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute. Preetha Balakrishnan, PhD, is the principal scientist, QA, QC, at ADSO Naturals, India, and at CureSupport, Netherlands. She was a postdoctoral researcher in the research group of Professor Sabu Thomas, Vice Chancellor, an internationally renowned scientist in polymer science and engineering, polymer nanocomposites, elastomers, polymer blends, interpenetrating polymer networks, polymer membranes, green composites and nanocomposites, nanomedicine, and green nanotechnology. She has visited many foreign universities as a part of her research and has published over 15 research articles and over 20 book chapters. She has edited ten books with leading publishers. Dr. Balakrishnan has received several national and international presentation awards. She also worked as a guest lecturer in chemistry at the Department of Chemistry, Morning Star Home Science College, Angamaly, Kerala, India.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction to Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals 2. Advanced
Nanocarriers for Nutraceuticals Based on Structured Lipid and Nonlipid 3.
Nanoparticulate Approaches for Improved Nutrient Bioavailability 4.
Adulteration and Safety Issues in Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods 5.
Nutraceuticals-Loaded Nano-Sized Delivery Systems: Potential Use in the
Prevention and Treatment of Cancer 6. Nutrition Nutraceuticals: A Proactive
Approach for Healthcare 7. Bioactive Proteins and Peptides as Functional
Foods 8. News and Trends in the Development of Functional Foods: Probiotic
Dairy and Non-Dairy Products 9. Microencapsulation: An Alternative for the
Application of Probiotic Cells in the Food and Nutraceuticals Industries
10. Nutraceuticals-Based Nano-Formulations: An Overview Through Clinical
Validations 11. Growth Patterns, Emerging Opportunities, and Future Trends
in Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods