Description
Book SynopsisFunctional foods are foods which contain bioactive components, either from plant or animal sources, which can have health benefits for the consumer over and above their nutritional value.
Table of ContentsList of Contributors vii
Preface ix
I Fundamentals of Functional Food Processing
1 Functional Foods, Nutraceuticals and Probiotics as Functional Food Components 3
Athapol Noomhorm, Anil Kumar Anal and Imran Ahmad
2 Bioactive Components in Foods 21
Anil Kumar Anal, Kishore K. Kumaree and Mridula Thapa
II Major Sources of Functional Foods
3 Processing Effects on Functional Components in Cereals and Grains 63
Binod K. Yadav and J. Jerish Joyner
4 Tropical Fruits 91
Mandeep Kaur and H.K. Sharma
5 Bioactive Compounds in Meat and their Functions 113
Punchira Vongsawasdi and Athapol Noomhorm
6 Bioactive Materials Derived from Seafood and Seafood Processing By-products 139
Ratih Pangestuti and Se-Kwon Kim
7 Food Processing By-products as Sources of Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals 159
Nina Karla M. Alparce and Anil Kumar Anal
8 Functionality of Non-starch Polysaccharides (NSPs) 187
Kelvin K.T. Goh, Ramesh Kumar and Shen-Siung Wong
9 Resistant Starch: Properties, Preparations and Applications in Functional Foods 227
Taslima Ayesha Aktar Nasrin and Anil Kumar Anal
10 Isoflavones – Extraction and Bioavailability 255
Khoomtong Atcharaporn, Pananun Thawunporn and Buddhi Lamsal
III Processing Effects on the Functional Components during Product Development
11 Thermal and Non-thermal Processing of Functional Foods 297
Jiraporn Sripinyowanich Jongyingcharoen and Imran Ahmad
12 Changes of Properties and Functional Components of Extruded Foods 325
Vilai Rungsardthong
13 Recent Advances in Applications of Encapsulation Technology for the Bioprotection of Phytonutrients in Complex Food Systems 363
Alisha Tuladhar and Anil Kumar Anal
14 The Effect of Irradiation on Bioactive Compounds in Plant and Plant Products 387
Nantarat Na Nakornpanom and Porntip Sirisoontaralak
15 Nanoparticles and Nanoemulsions 405
Anges Teo, Kelvin K.T. Goh and Sung Je Lee
IV Health Benefits and Bioavailability of Functional Foods
16 Pharmacology and Health Benefits of Bioactive Food Sources 439
Maushmi S. Kumar and Shruti Mishra
17 Potential Cardio-protective Effects of Functional Foods 463
Eman M. Alissa and Gordon A. Ferns
Index 489
