Divided into two sections, the volume first examines health claims of
food-based bioactive compounds, which are extra-nutritional constituents
that typically occur in small quantities in foods. This section lays out
the concepts of extraction of food-based bioactive molecules, along with
both conventional and modernized extraction techniques.
The book goes to present new research on health claims of bioactive
compounds from medicinal plants, their importance, and health
perspectives. Both sections cover the various pharmacological and
therapeutic aspects of bioactive compounds, along with their methods of
extraction, their phytochemistry, their pharmacological and biological
activities, their medicinal properties, and their applications for
disease management and prevention.
This volume sheds new light on the potential of natural and plant-based
foods for human health from different technological aspects,
contributing to the ocean of knowledge on food science and technology.