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.
1. Nutraceuticals and Health Care - p. iii 2. Cover - p. iii 3. Title Page - p. iii 4. Copyright Page - p. iv 5. Dedication - p. v 6. Table of Contents - p. v 7. Contributors - p. xv 8. Preface - p. xix 9. Chapter 1 Nutraceutical-A deep and profound concept - p. 1 10. Chapter 2 Cereal proteins - p. 29 11. Chapter 3 Lignans - p. 61 12. Chapter 4 Betalain - p. 87 13. Chapter 5 Flavonoids - p. 105 14. Chapter 6 Lycopene - p. 115 15. Chapter 7 Carotenoids - p. 135 16. Chapter 8 Curcumin - p. 159 17. Chapter 9 Eugenol - p. 177 18. Chapter 10 PUFA and MUFA - p. 199 19. Chapter 11 Resveratrol - p. 217 20. Chapter 12 Glucosinolates - p. 233 21. Chapter 13 Gamma oryzanol - p. 245 22. Chapter 14 Tocopherol - p. 259 23. Chapter 15 Alpha-linolenic acid - p. 279 24. Chapter 16 Ascorbic acid - p. 289 25. Chapter 17 Phenolic acids - p. 303 26. Chapter 18 Anthocyanins - p. 317 27. Chapter 19 Genistein and daidzein - p. 331 28. Chapter 20 Beta-glucan - p. 343 29. Chapter 21 Berberine - p. 359 30. Index - p. 371
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.
1. Nutraceuticals and Health Care - p. iii 2. Cover - p. iii 3. Title Page - p. iii 4. Copyright Page - p. iv 5. Dedication - p. v 6. Table of Contents - p. v 7. Contributors - p. xv 8. Preface - p. xix 9. Chapter 1 Nutraceutical-A deep and profound concept - p. 1 10. Chapter 2 Cereal proteins - p. 29 11. Chapter 3 Lignans - p. 61 12. Chapter 4 Betalain - p. 87 13. Chapter 5 Flavonoids - p. 105 14. Chapter 6 Lycopene - p. 115 15. Chapter 7 Carotenoids - p. 135 16. Chapter 8 Curcumin - p. 159 17. Chapter 9 Eugenol - p. 177 18. Chapter 10 PUFA and MUFA - p. 199 19. Chapter 11 Resveratrol - p. 217 20. Chapter 12 Glucosinolates - p. 233 21. Chapter 13 Gamma oryzanol - p. 245 22. Chapter 14 Tocopherol - p. 259 23. Chapter 15 Alpha-linolenic acid - p. 279 24. Chapter 16 Ascorbic acid - p. 289 25. Chapter 17 Phenolic acids - p. 303 26. Chapter 18 Anthocyanins - p. 317 27. Chapter 19 Genistein and daidzein - p. 331 28. Chapter 20 Beta-glucan - p. 343 29. Chapter 21 Berberine - p. 359 30. Index - p. 371
