Bioactive Components for Functional Foods (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780443299834)

Bioactive Components for Functional Foods defines each chemical family of bioactives and collects many of the functional components described in foods and their implications on nutrition and health. It also discusses non-phytochemical components, such as probiotics, bioactive peptides and fatty acids and their relationship to health. Readers will learn about metabolism and bioavailability of bioactives, interactions with gut microbiota, interactions of probiotics as food ingredients with other food components, and more. They will also find the latest marketing and regulatory issues for functional foods while learning about future trends of micro and nanoencapsulation, delivery systems, and nutraceuticals.

Author: Celestino Santos-Buelga
ISBN-10: 0443299838
ISBN-13: 9780443299834
Publisher: Academic Press
Language: English
Published: 08/01/2025
Pages: 375
Format: Paperback