
Advances in Food and Nutrition Research
- 1st Edition, Volume 82 - April 17, 2017
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Editor: Fidel Toldra
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 1 2 6 3 3 - 2
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 1 2 6 3 4 - 9
Advances in Food and Nutrition Research, Volume 82 provides updated knowledge on nutrients in foods and how to avoid deficiency. Topics covered in this latest release include P… Read more

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Request a sales quoteAdvances in Food and Nutrition Research, Volume 82 provides updated knowledge on nutrients in foods and how to avoid deficiency. Topics covered in this latest release include Phenolic Compounds and its Bioavailability: In Vitro Bioactive Compounds or Health Promoters?, Health Risks of Food Oxidation, Metabolomics, Nutrition, and Potential Biomarkers of Food Quality, Intake, and Health Status, Improvement of Soybean Products Through the Response Mechanism Analysis Using Proteomic Technique, and Nanotechnology for Food Packaging and Food Quality Assessment. This resource is especially useful for those interested in the essential nutrients that should be present in the diet to reduce disease risk and optimize health.
It provides the latest advances on the identification and characterization of emerging bioactive compounds with putative health benefits, as well as up-to-date information on food science, including raw materials, production, processing, distribution and consumption, with an emphasis on nutritional benefits and health effects.
- Features input from contributors who have been carefully selected based on their long experience and high expertise on the subject
- Provides an updated and in-depth critical discussion of the latest knowledge about nutrients in foods and how to avoid their deficiency
- Provides the latest advances on the identification and characterization of emerging bioactive compounds with putative health benefit
- Offers up-to-date information on food science, including raw materials, production, processing, distribution and consumption, with an emphasis on nutritional benefits and health effects
Chapter One: Phenolic Compounds and Its Bioavailability: In Vitro Bioactive Compounds or Health Promoters?
I.C.F.R. Ferreira, N. Martins and L. Barros
- Abstract
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Phenolic Compounds as Renowned Secondary Metabolites
- 3 From Mechanisms of Action to Bioavailability
- 4 Phenolic Compounds as Health Promoters
- 5 Quality of Life and Longevity: Measuring the Impact of Phenolic Compounds
- 6 Concluding Remarks
Chapter Two: Health Risks of Food Oxidation
M. Estévez, Z. Li, O.P. Soladoye and T. Van-Hecke
- Abstract
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Association Between Dietary and In Vivo OS
- 3 Health Concerns of Dietary LOX
- 4 Health Concerns of Dietary PROTOX
- 5 Future Perspectives
Chapter Three: Metabolomics, Nutrition, and Potential Biomarkers of Food Quality, Intake, and Health Status
J.-L. Sébédio
- Abstract
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Metabolomic Approaches
- 3 Application of Metabolomics in Food Science and Nutrition
- 4 Concluding Remarks
Chapter Four: Improvement of Soybean Products Through the Response Mechanism Analysis Using Proteomic Technique
X. Wang and S. Komatsu
- Abstract
- 1 Introduction
- 2 History of Soybean as Food
- 3 Morphology and Physiology of Soybean
- 4 Proteomics of Soybean During Germination and Development
- 5 Proteomics of Soybean Under Stress Condition
- 6 Conclusion
- Acknowledgments
Chapter Five: Nanotechnology for Food Packaging and Food Quality Assessment
M. Rossi, D. Passeri, A. Sinibaldi, M. Angjellari, E. Tamburri, A. Sorbo,
E. Carata and L. Dini
- Abstract
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Properties of Nanomaterials and Nanocomposites
- 3 Nanomaterials for Innovative Food Packaging
- 4 Methods of Characterization
- 5 Protective Packaging (Improved/Active)
- 6 Sensor Packaging—Intelligent
- 7 Nanotechnology in Quality Food Assessment
- 8 Lab-on-a-Chip in Food Sector
- 9 Overview of Regulation in Food Contact Materials
- 10 Conclusions and Perspectives
Chapter Six: Influence of High Hydrostatic Pressure Technology on Wine Chemical and Sensorial Characteristics: Potentialities and Drawbacks
C. Nunes, M.C. Santos, J.A. Saraiva, S.M. Rocha and M.A. Coimbra
- Abstract
- 1 Introduction
- 2 High Pressure as a Food-Processing Technology
- 3 Effect of HHP on Wine
- 4 Concluding Remarks: Perspectives for the Use of HHP on Winemaking
Chapter Seven: Methodologies for the Characterization of the Quality of Dairy Products
R. Karoui
- Abstract
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Traditional Methods Used for the Characterization of Dairy Products
- 3 Spectroscopic Methods Used for the Characterization of Dairy Products
- 4 Other Techniques Used for the Characterization of Dairy Products
- 5 Conclusion
Chapter Eight: Pathogens of Food Animals: Sources, Characteristics, Human Risk, and Methods of Detection
C.M. Logue, N.L. Barbieri and D.W. Nielsen
- Abstract
- 1 Introduction
- 2 The Bacterial Pathogens of Food Animals
- 3 Food Animal-Associated Viruses
- 4 Food Animal-Associated Prions
- 5 Parasitic Protozoa and Worms Associated With Food Animals
- 6 Conclusions and Future Trends
- Edition: 1
- Volume: 82
- Published: April 17, 2017
- No. of pages (Hardback): 378
- No. of pages (eBook): 378
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN: 9780128126332
- eBook ISBN: 9780128126349
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