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Present in all diets, fermented foods hold a strategic place in our dietary systems, due to the benefits they offer in terms of nutrition, sustainability, plasticity for innovation, cultural heritage, and strong consumer interest. In this greatly revised and expanded second edition Fermented Foods in Health and Disease Prevention examines the significance of fermented foods to public health. The book presents the latest scientific evidence showing the health-promoting components produced upon fermentation from a diversity of food matrices, in order to contribute to understanding their important role in healthy diets and relevance in national dietary recommendations worldwide. The second edit...
Bioactive Proteins and Peptides as Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals highlights recent developments of nutraceutical proteins and peptides for the promotion of human health. The book considers fundamental concepts and structure-activity relations for the major classes of nutraceutical proteins and peptides. Coverage includes functional proteins and peptides from numerous sources including: soy, Pacific hake, bovine muscle, peas, wheat, fermented milk, eggs, casein, fish collagen, bovine lactoferrin, and rice. The international panel of experts from industry and academia also reviews current applications and future opportunities within the nutraceutical proteins and peptides sector.
Protein Digestion-Derived Peptides: Chemistry, Bioactivity, and Health Effects presents the latest international advances in fundamental and applied research on the impact of gastrointestinal digestion on the release of bioactive peptides from food sources. This book covers the fundamentals and applications of gastrointestinal digestion and absorption models as well as the impact of food matrices, their components and protein characteristics, and peptide bioaccessibility and bioavailability released during digestion. Developed for nutrition researchers, food scientists, and pharmaceutical scientists, this book is sure to be a welcomed for those who wish to understand the impact of peptides on chronic disease. - Includes applications, literature reviews, recent developments, and methods - Offers an overview of the main bioactivities of peptides released during the gastrointestinal digestion of food proteins - Highlights mechanisms of action and health benefits of bioactive peptides released during gastrointestinal digestion
Discover the power of food to transform your health with "All About the Anti-Inflammatory Diet". This book is a comprehensive guide that will take you through the relationship between food and health, and how a balanced diet can be the foundation of a balanced life. Chronic inflammation has been linked to a wide range of diseases, including heart disease, diabetes and certain types of cancer. This book explores how an anti-inflammatory diet can combat these ailments and improve quality of life. You will learn about the key components of an anti-inflammatory diet, including whole and unprocessed foods, spices and anti-inflammatory herbs. It highlights how an anti-inflammatory diet can boost t...
This edited book provides the first comprehensive overview on conventional and emerging processing technologies for the extraction and purification of proteins and/or peptides from plant sources with a special focus on subsequent product development. The book opens with an introduction to the most conventional processing technologies used in industry today: the alkaline extraction followed by isoelectric precipitation, and air classification. The book also focusses on novel extraction and purification technologies, covering the most recent green emerging technologies based on enzymatic processes, solvents, high-pressure processing, barometric membrane technologies, and microwave-assisted ext...
Humanity is facing many global challenges. These include 1) achieving food security for a rapidly growing population, 2) slowing the progression of climate change by reducing the production and release of greenhouse gases as consequence of human activity, and 3) meeting the increasing demand for clean energy that will not harm the environment. In this regard, legumes deliver several important services to societies. Legumes provide a diverse range of food crops that are significant sources of plant-based proteins for humans globally. Grain legumes present outstanding nutritional and nutraceutical properties, while being an affordable food that contributes to achieving future global food and feed security in the context of an increasing world population.
A multidisciplinary resource, this volume enables researchers to understand the physicochemical and biochemical factors that govern the functionality of food peptides and proteins. Following chapters on structure and chemistry, the book describes modes of characterization and the functional relationships of food proteins. It examines solubility and insolubility and explores proteins and peptides as emulsifying and foaming agents. Final chapters review future industrial perspectives and explore the role of nanotechnology in protein research. With contributions from a panel of international scientists, this volume captures the state of the art in protein and peptide research, providing a launching pad for further inquiry and discovery.
Fermented Foods in Health and Disease Prevention is the first scientific reference that addresses the properties of fermented foods in nutrition by examining their underlying microbiology, the specific characteristics of a wide variety of fermented foods, and their effects in health and disease. The current awareness of the link between diet and health drives growth in the industry, opening new commercial opportunities. Coverage in the book includes the role of microorganisms that are involved in the fermentation of bioactive and potentially toxic compounds, their contribution to health-promoting properties, and the safety of traditional fermented foods. Authored by worldwide scientists and ...
Sourdough fermentation was probably one of the first microbial processes employed by mankind for the production and preservation of food. This practice is still widely used worldwide due to the distinct sensorial and health properties attributed to these products. Traditional sourdough bread is achieved by spontaneous fermentations, leading to natural selections of microorganisms (mainly yeast and lactic acid bacteria) with health benefits for the consumers’ microbiota. However, multiple opportunities are currently underexploited through the entire sourdough value chain. Sourdough Innovations: Novel Uses of Metabolites, Enzymes, and Microbiota from Sourdough Processing summarizes the lates...
Current Advances for Development of Functional Foods Modulating Inflammation and Oxidative Stress presents the nutritional and technological aspects related to the development of functional foods with anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects. Specifically, analytical approaches for the characterization of anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties of healthy foods and functional constituents, as well as technological strategies for the extraction of compounds and fractions from raw materials to produce anti-inflammatory and antioxidant ingredients are addressed. In addition, the molecular mechanisms by which foods and their components can modulate inflammation and their oxidative stress effects on disease prevention are explored. Finally, clinical research addressing nutritional needs in pathological subjects with inflammatory diseases are considered. - Covers methods of analysis and extraction of anti-inflammatory and antioxidant compounds - Offers an overview of the main anti-inflammatory and antioxidant compounds in foods - Provides a guide on the mechanisms of action and health benefits of anti-inflammatory and antioxidant dietary bioactives