Fruits and Their Roles in Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods
Coordonnateurs : Ahmad Wani Sajad, Kour Jasmeet, Haq Raees-ul, Elshikh Mohamed S.
Adequate intake of fruits has been linked with the reduction in the risk of chronic diseases and maintenance of body weight. Fruits and Their Roles in Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods covers recent research related to the bioactive compounds present in a variety of fruits. Novel techniques and methodologies used in the extraction, isolation, and identification of bioactive compounds of functional fruits are discussed in detail.
Written by various experts in the field, the book examines a variety of fruit including apple, pear, mango, pomegranate, papaya, watermelon, pineapple, banana, and orange, among others.
Key Features
- Covers all aspects related to the role of fruits in the nutraceutical and functional foods
- Examines the health elements of bioactive compounds as a treatment for various chronic disorders
- Provides an insight on the global regulatsory aspects for the utilization of fruits in nutraceuticals and functional foods
Dr. Sajad Ahmad Wani is currently working as post-doctoral fellow in the department of Food Technology, Islamic University of Science and Technology, Awantipora, J&K, India. He has completed his Master’s Degree in Food Technology from IUST, Awantipora, J&K, India and PhD from Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering and Technology, Punjab, India. Qualified National Eligibility Test (2015) (NET)conducted by Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) in Dec 2015. He has published more than 35 research/review articles, 10 book chapters and 2 books. He is also writing articles for the popular magazines Food & Beverage News (India’s First Magazine for Food & Beverage Industry). He has attended 50 National and 20 International conferences, seminars and workshops throughout the world. Dr. Wani has participated in various faculty development programmes. Dr. Wani serves as Honorary Associate editor of esteemed International Journal of Food Science and Technology, Wiley. He is Potential Peer Reviewer of reputed International Journals related to Food Science and Technology that belong to popular publishing house viz. Elsevier, Taylor-Francis, Wiley, Springer etc. He is also working as member of various associations like IFT, IFERP, International Association for Agricultural Sustainability, AFSTI, Asia Society of Researchers and Asian Council of Science Editors. Dr. Wani is the recipient of prestigious fellowships "D. S. Kothari post-doctoral Felllowship-2021, and Maulana Azad National Fellowship (MANF-2013-14), from University Grant Commission, India.
Dr. Jasmeet Kour completed her Master’s Degree in Food Science and Technology from Government College for Women, Gandhi Nagar, Jammu University, Jammu and Kashmir, India. She was awarded doctoral degree at Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering and Technology, Longowal, Sangrur, Punjab, India from Department of Food Engineering and Technology. She has been serving as an
Date de parution : 03-2023
15.6x23.4 cm
Thèmes de Fruits and Their Roles in Nutraceuticals and Functional... :
Mots-clés :
Fruit-based functional foods; bioactive compounds; extraction; isolation and identification; functional ingredients; phytonutrients; chronic disorders; Supercritical Fluid Extraction; Dietary Fibre; MAE; Pomegranate Extracts; SWE; Pulsed Electric Field; Hydrolyzable Tannins; Pomegranate Juice; Grape Seed Extract; Quince Fruit; EAE; Acetyl Cholinesterase Activity; Mango Kernel; Grape Pomace; Mango Peel; Papaya Extract; Apple Polyphenols; Sea Buckthorn Juice; Omega-3 Fatty Acids; Intercellular Reactive Oxygen Species; Plantain Peels; Breast Adenocarcinoma MDA MB-231; Purple Grape Juice; BRT Model; Short Chain Fatty Acid Content
