Functional FoodsPaperback, 10 November 2020

In addition to flavored foods available in market today, apart from taste and appearance, we had an aim to have an approach towards snacks and common foods to improvise them in a healthy way. As a result, we have tried to incorporate nutraceuticals and probiotics into snacks and common foods. Nutraceuticals are products derived from food sources that are purported to provide extra health benefits, in addition to the basic nutritional value found in foods. Depending on their functioning, products may claim to prevent chronic diseases, improve health, delay the aging process, increase life expectancy, or support the structure or function of the body. These products were tested for microbial analysis to observe the growth and composition of useful bacteria, also we have tested the functioning of bacteria in a few foods. So, our study here is about incorporating different kinds of nutraceuticals that are available in common foods into snacks, so that they will be available as rich sources of protein sources to man at ease. The experiments that have been carried out so far, have been successfully prepared.