There has been a growing interest in the health benefits derived
from fruits and vegetables and the food products based on them.
Many foods contain various phytochemicals, flavonoids, fibers,
macronutrients and micronutrients, minerals, etc. that are good for
health and essential for keeping good health. This volume provides
a global perspective of the current state of food and health
research, innovation, and emerging trends. It focuses on topics of
food for better health, including functional foods and
nutraceutical foods. The book is divided into several sections,
covering: * Foods for Human Health Promotion and Prevention of
Diseases, which include fruits, vegetables, and grains: their peels
and fiber for better human health, health prospects of bioactive
peptides derived from seed storage proteins, mushrooms as a novel
source of antihyperlipidemic agents, and emerging foodborne
illnesses and their prevention. * Specific Fruits, Spices and
Dairy-Based Functional Foods for Human Health, which looks at the
functional medicinal values of fenugreek, fruits as functional
foods, and functional fermented dairy products. * Issues,
Challenges, and Specialty Topics in Food Science, which focuses
mainly on the stability issues of whole wheat flour,
physicochemical properties and quality of food lipids, methods for
food analysis and quality control, and interventions of ohmic
heating technology in foods. The volume will be of interest to
health practitioners, food specialists, nutrition producers and
suppliers, practicing food process engineers, food technologists,
researchers, food industry professionals, and faculty and
upper-level students in food science.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!