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Molecular characterization, technology, and strategies for designing novel func...
Alu'datt, Muhammad H.; Heleno, Sandrina A.; Carocho, MárcioRecently, consumer demand for healthy foods has rapidly increased, and the market for functional foods is expanding. Functional food is a food product enriched with special bioactive components that have beneficial physiological effects. Increased understanding of the influ- ence of food consumption on human health, combined with food tech- nologies, has resulted in substantial nutritional innovations, mass fab...
Strategies for optimizing the molecular, structural, and functional properties ...
Alu'datt, Muhammad H.; Tranchant, Carole C.; Carocho, MárcioThe design of novel or improved functional foods and beverages is an important driver of innovation in the food sector. Researching and sustaining these innovations is vital for meeting the expanding consumer demand for health-promoting foods. Bioactive food components are constituents of foods or dietary supplements that can exert beneficial effects on human health, beyond basic nutrition (Martirosyan & Miller...