
Functional and Medicinal Beverages
Volume 11: The Science of Beverages
- 1st Edition - June 6, 2019
- Editors: Alexandru Grumezescu, Alina Maria Holban
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 1 6 3 9 7 - 9
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 1 7 2 6 3 - 6
Functional and Medicinal Beverages, Volume Eleven, in the Science of Beverages series, discusses one of the fastest growing sectors in the food industry. As the need for researc… Read more
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Functional and Medicinal Beverages, Volume Eleven, in the Science of Beverages series, discusses one of the fastest growing sectors in the food industry. As the need for research and development increases based on consumer demand, the information in this volume is essential. This reference includes the latest research trends, nutritive and medicinal ingredients, and analytical techniques to identify health beneficial elements. The contents of the book will bring readers up-to-date on the field, thus making it useful for researchers and graduate students in various fields across the food sciences and technology.
- Highlights new concepts, innovative technologies and current concerns in the functional beverages field
- Covers detailed information on the engineering and processing of novel ingredients for health benefits
- Includes common and alternative ingredients for juices, vegetable blends, milk-based drinks, and probiotic and prebiotic based alternative beverages
Food scientists, food chemists, food microbiologists, food engineers in the beverages sector (R&D, Gov. and academia)
1. An Overview of Functional Beverages
2. The Emerging Trends of Functional and Medicinal Beverage Research and its Health Implication
3. Herbal Extracts – New Trends in Functional and Medicinal Beverages
4. Bioactive Compounds Incorporated into Functional Beverages
5. Effects and Mechanisms of Antioxidant Rich Functional Beverages on Disease Prevention
6. Anti-Cancer Potential of Functional and Medicinal Beverages
7. Medicinal Properties and Functional Components of Beverages
8. Development of Functional Beverages: The Case of Plant Sterol-Enriched Milk-Based Fruit Beverages
9. Herbal Beverages and Brain Function in Health and Disease
10. Functional Beverages from Cereals
11. Oak as a New Potential Source for Functional Beverages: Their Antioxidant Capacity and Monomer Flavonoid Composition
12. Kombucha as a Functional Beverage
13. Probiotic and Prebiotic Beverages
14. Probiotic Beverages: A Treatment Alternative of Metabolic Syndrome
15. A New Generation of Probiotic Functional Beverages Using Bioactive Compounds from Agro-Industrial Waste
- Edition: 1
- Published: June 6, 2019
- Language: English
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