04153cam a22006018i 4500 9781032684055 FlBoTFG 20251030122305.0 m o d cr cnu---unuuu 240312s2025 flu ob 001 0 eng OCoLC-P eng rda OCoLC-P 9781032684055 (ebook) 1032684054 9781003836964 (electronic bk. : EPUB) 1003836968 (electronic bk. : EPUB) 9781003836940 (electronic bk. : PDF) 1003836941 (electronic bk. : PDF) 9781774915363 (hbk) 9781774915370 (pbk) 10.1201/9781032684055 doi (OCoLC)1425969682 (OCoLC-P)1425969682 QP144.F85 HEA 017000 bisacsh TDCT bicssc CaOONL Functional foods (Palm Bay, Fla.) 96030 The functional foods : nutrient and health benefits / edited by Megh R. Goyal, PhD, P.E., Junaid Ahmad Malik, PhD, Anu Kumari, MTech. First edition. Palm Bay, FL, USA ; Burlington, ON, Canada : Apple Academic Press , 2025. 1 online resource. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Innovations in plant science for better health : from soil to fork "The consumption of functional foods is growing in the health and wellness communities because of their range of potent nutrients and health advantages, such as the ability to shield against illnesses, stop vitamin deficiencies, and encourage healthy growth and development. This new volume discusses the nutritional and health benefits of functional foods. The volume first looks at the functional activities of plants and their derivatives, discussing microgreens as functional foods as well as functional foods for certain populations, including those involved in sports and the elderly. The volume includes chapters on antiviral activities of functional foods for first helping to reduce the risk of contracting COVID-19 as well as combating the disease once contracted. Several chapters detail the beneficial antidiabetic activities of plants, looking particularly at mushrooms and guava. Probiotics as functional foods for human health is investigated as well, discussing the role of probiotics in gut microflora, probiotics as dietary supplements, various extraction methods, and more. Finally, the volume addresses the quality aspects of functional foods, providing an overview of foodborne pathogens and food-related microorganisms. This volume will aid experts working in food science and technology, agricultural science, food safety, and Ayurveda around the world. It will be of interest and use to professional food scientists, nutritionists and dieticians, academicians researching food engineering problems, and graduate-level students in related fields."-- Provided by publisher. Functional activities of plants and their derivatives -- Microgreens as functional foods: a crop of modern agriculture / Arya S. Krishnan, Jayasree T. Joshi, and Anjaly M. Shanker -- Food formulation for sportspersons / Soumi Chakraborty, Kaninika Paul, and Anindita Nandi Batabyal. OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record. Functional foods. 96031 Plant antiviral agents. 96032 Probiotics. 96033 Nutrition. 68694 HEALTH & FITNESS / Nutrition bisacsh 96034 Goyal, Megh R., editor. 57051 Malik, Junaid Ahmad, 1987- editor. 96035 Kumari, Anu, editor. 57053 Innovations in plant science for better health. 57054 Taylor & Francis https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781032684055 OCLC metadata license agreement http://www.oclc.org/content/dam/oclc/forms/terms/vbrl-201703.pdf E-Books 68243 68243