Abstract
Global interests on functional foods and nutraceuticals have increased enormously in the last decade. This renewed attention stemmed largely from the promised benefits that functional foods and nutraceuticals have on the promotion of health and prevention of illness. People have increasingly become more health conscious which largely drives the growing economy of the health food market today. In this chapter, we review the definition and classification of functional foods. Evidence-based health benefits of a number of popular bioactive components of interest in functional foods and nutraceuticals are also presented. While not as exhaustive, these examples will provide a preview to functional food science and product development as a guide for researchers. The details of the health benefits of various functional foods will be discussed in the succeeding chapters of this book.
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Dable-Tupas, G., Otero, M.C.B., Bernolo, L. (2020). Functional Foods and Health Benefits. In: Egbuna, C., Dable Tupas, G. (eds) Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-42319-3_1
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