Functional and Medicinal Beverages: Volume 11: The Science of Beverages

Functional and Medicinal Beverages, a volume in The Science of Beverages series, discusses one of the fastest growing sectors in the food industry. As the need for research and development to respond to the demands of consumers to rely on functional and medicinal beverages increases, the information in this volume is essential. This reference includes the latest research trends, nutritive and medicinal ingredients, analytical techniques to identify health beneficial elements. The contents of the book will bring readers up to date in the field making it useful for researchers and graduate students in various fields across food Science and technology. Highlights new concepts, innovative technologies and current concerns in the functional beverages fieldCovers detailed information on engineering and processing of novel ingredients for health benefitsIncludes common and alternative ingredients for juices, vegetable blends, milk-based drinks and probiotic and prebiotic based alternative beverages INDICE: 1. Introduction in the Production of Functional and Medicinal Beverages 2. Functional and Medicinal beverages: An alternative of Medicines to Maintain Health Issues 3. Herbal Extracts - New Trends in Functional and Medicinal Beverages 4. A New Generation of Probiotic Functional Beverages Using Bioactive Compounds from Agro-Industrial Waste 5. Exploiting Traditional Lactic Fermented Cereal Beverages to develop functional food 6. Reciprocal Interactions Between Gut Microbiota and Phenolic Compounds of Functional Beverages and their Bioavailability 7. Analytical Approaches for Qualification of Bioactive Compounds in Functional 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. Probiotics Beverages: A Treatment Alternative of Metabolic Syndrome 11. Oak as a New Potential Source for Functional Beverages: Their Antioxidant Capacity and Monomer Flavonoid Composition 12. Kombucha as a Functional Beverage 13. Pomegranate Juice: Natural Functional Beverage and Related Health Benefits 14. Functional Foods and Medicinal Beverages from Mangroves 15. Probiotic and Prebiotic Beverages

• ISBN: 978-0-12-816397-9
• Editorial: Academic Press
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 562
• Fecha Publicación: 01/06/2018
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés