The worldwide market for functional foods continues to be a potent and growing segment of
the food industry. The increasing interest of consumer in improving their health and well …

The growing global interest in functional foods containing nutrients capable of adding
possible beneficial health effects is rapidly increasing both interest and consumer demand …

Highlights•Research on probiotics is growing for the development of new functional
foods.•Dairy probiotic beverages are well known the last decades.•Non-dairy substrates may …

The functional food market is skyrocketing for its health benefits. The role of foods and
beverages in disease prevention and treatment is getting recognition. Hence, the production …

Functional foods have gained great importance as a result of increasing interest in foods
and beverages that promote health and disease prevention. Fermented milk beverages not …

Milk and dairy products have been part of the human diet for thousands of years, playing an
important role in the nutrition and development of human populations throughout the world …

Functional and medicinal beverages are products which claim a health benefit, such as
improved immune system, mental alertness, heart performance, etc. They have been made …

In recent times, there has been an increased interest to adapt healthy diets, which help in
preventing diseases, and as a consequence, the study and development of new functional …

Functional foods promise to deliver health and wellness to consumers in an environment
where lifestyle diseases and an ageing population are threatening the wellness of society …

In recent years, scientific investigators have moved from primary role of food as the source of
energy and nutrients to action of biologically active food components on human health. On …