Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals

• Main Author: Aluko, Rotimi E. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
• Series: Food Science Text Series,
• Subjects: Chemistry.; Food > Biotechnology.; Nutrition.; Food Science.; Chemistry/Food Science, general.

This book provides a mechanistic approach to explaining the health benefits associated with food-derived nutrients. Divided into two parts, the first part discusses the influence of the major food nutrients (carbohydrates, proteins, and lipids) on the metabolic processes that are involved in human c...

Table of Contents:

• Part I: Nutrient Components of Food
• 1. Bioactive Carbohydrates
• 2. Bioactive Lipids
• 3. Bioactive Proteins.- 4. Bioactive Polyphenols and Carotenoids.- Part II: Specific Functional Foods
• 5. Soybean
• 6. Fruits and vegetables
• 7. Milk and Milk Products
• 8. Fish
• 9. Miscellaneous Foods and Food Components. .