Description
Book SynopsisHandbook of Functional Beverages and Human Health provides potential applications and new developments in functional beverages, nutraceuticals, and health foods. In addition to serving as a reference manual, it summarizes the current state of knowledge in key research areas and contains novel ideas for future research and development. Additionally, it provides an easy-to-read text suitable for teaching senior undergraduate and postgraduate students in the relevant areas.
The book is divided into seven major sections: Section I covers market trends, global regulations, flavor challenges, chemistry, and health with specific reference to cancer chemoprevention and the prevention of postprandial metabolic stress due to consumption of functional beverages. Section II, by far the largest part of the book, has 39 chapters on the most popular fruit juices (apple juice, lemon juice, pomegranate juice, watermelon juice, etc.). Section III reports on herbal and vegetable
Table of Contents
MARKET TRENDS, REGULATION, CHEMISTRY, AND HEALTH ASPECTS. FRUIT JUICES. HERBAL AND VEGETABLE JUICES. CAFFEINATED BEVERAGES: TEA, COFFEE, AND COCOA/CHOCOLATE. DAIRY AND SOY BEVERAGES. ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND WATER. FERMENTED AND FORTIFIED FUNCTIONAL BEVERAGES.
