Bread is one of the most widely embraced food products and is highly accepted by
consumers. Despite being rich in complex carbohydrates (ie, starch), bread is generally poor …

Health issues are an emerging concern to the world population, and therefore the food
industry is searching for novel food products containing health-promoting bioactive …

Functional foods provide health benefits over and above normal nutrition. Functional foods
are different from medical foods and dietary supplements, but they may overlap with those …

Background Cereals and cereal-based products as an important part of the daily diet
provide a considerable percent of macronutrients such as carbohydrate, protein and fiber …

The unviability of probiotics due to harsh acidic conditions in the stomach, as well as the
unstable nature of bioactive compounds during food manufacture and storage, limit the …

Background With almost thirty years of application in field of probiotics, microencapsulation
is becoming an important technology for sustaining cell viability during food production …

Many nutritional experts and food scientists are interested in developing functional foods
containing bioactive agents and many of these health-promoting ingredients may benefit …

The quality of bakery products is driven by technological issues influencing sensory, safety,
and nutritional features such as food aroma pattern, texture, color, chemical composition …

While consumer trends are leading to a surge of functional foods, the addition of bioactive
compounds to food matrixes presents a series of challenges such as lack of stability or …

Nowadays, cognizant consumers expect products that, in addition to fulfilling a nutritional
role, exhibit health-promoting properties and contribute to overall well-being. They expect an …