{"product_id":"functional-foods-and-nutraceuticals-9781461434795","title":"Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Functional food or medicinal food is any fresh or processed food claimed to have a health-promoting and\/or disease-preventing property beyond the basic nutritional function of supplying nutrients, although there is no consensus on an exact definition of the term.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is an emerging field in food science, in which such foods are usually accompanied by health claims for marketing purposes, such as a company's 'cereal is a significant source of fiber. Studies have shown that an increased amount of fiber in one's diet can decrease the risk of certain types of cancer in individuals.'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFunctional foods are sometimes called nutraceuticals, a portmanteau of nutrition and pharmaceutical, and can include food that has been genetically modified. The general category includes processed food made from functional food ingredients, or fortified with health-promoting additives, like \"vitamin-enriched\" products, and also fresh foods (e.g., \u003ci\u003evegetables\u003c\/i\u003e) that have specific claims attached. Fermented foods with live cultures are often also considered to be functional foods with probiotic benefits.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rotimi E. Aluko\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Springer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/06\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 155\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.13lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.44d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781461434795\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDr. Rotimi Aluko has earned a PhD in Food Chemistry from the University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada and is currently a Professor of Human Nutritional Sciences at the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada. He has continued to maintain an active research program on functional foods with an emphasis on food protein-derived bioactive peptides.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Springer","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45063369392243,"sku":"9.78146E+12","price":169.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_11af101f-4c94-48a6-8fbd-ce2f5eb2da0c.jpg?v=1780429204","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/functional-foods-and-nutraceuticals-9781461434795","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}