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Nutraceuticals and Health Care

  • Book

  • November 2021
  • Elsevier Science and Technology
  • ID: 5390232

Nutraceuticals and Health Care explores the role of plant-based nutraceuticals as food ingredients and as therapeutic agents for preventing various diseases. The book assesses the role of nutraceuticals in addressing cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, and obesity by highlighting the derivatives, extraction, chemistry, mechanism of action, pharmacology, bioavailability, and safety of specific nutraceuticals. It analyzes twenty one nutraceuticals in a systematic way, providing a welcomed reference for nutrition researchers, nutritionists and dieticians, as well as other scientists studying related areas in food science, technology or agriculture. Students studying related topics will also benefit from this material.

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Table of Contents

1. Nutraceuticals: A deep and profound concept
2. Cereal Proteins
4. Lignans
5. Betalin
6. Flavonoids
7. Lycopene
8. Carotenoids
9. Curcumin
10. Eugenol
11. PUFA/MUFA
12. Resveratrol
13. Glucosinolates
14. Gamma oryzol
15. Tocopherol
16. Alpha Linolenic acid
17. Ascorbic acid
18. Phenolic acids
19. Anthocyanins
20. Genistein and Daidzeinu
21. Beta Glucan
22. Berberine

Authors

Jasmeet Kour Assistant Professor, Department of Food Science and Technology, Government College for Women, Gandhi Nagar, Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Dr Jasmeet Kour was awarded doctoral degree at Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering and Technology, Longowal, India from the Department of Food Engineering and Technology. She has been serving as an assistant professor at the Department of Food Science and Technology, Government College For Women, Gandhi Nagar, Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir since 2009. Dr. Jasmeet conducts her research in nutraceuticals derived from plant origin, and her work has been published in reputed journals with high-impact factors and eminent publishing houses in the field of food science. She has presented her research and review papers in various national and international conferences, seminars, workshops, and webinars. She has also authored and co-authored several book chapters and scientific articles published in international books with prestigious publishing houses. Gulzar Ahmad Nayik Department of Food Science and Technology, Government Degree College Shopian, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Dr. Gulzar Ahmad Nayik completed his Master's Degree in Food Technology from Islamic University of Science & Technology, Awantipora, Jammu and Kashmir, India and PhD from Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering & Technology, Sangrur, Punjab, India. He has published over 55 peer-reviewed research and review papers, 30 book chapters, edited three books in Springer Nature & Elsevier and one textbook, and has delivered number of presentations at various national and international conferences, seminars, workshops, and webinars. Dr Nayik also fills the roles of editor, associate editor, assistant editor and reviewer for many food science and technology journals.