The increased consumer awareness of the health promoting effects of functional foods and
nutraceuticals is the driving force of the functional food and nutraceutical market. Bioactive …

Macroalgae or seaweed are relative un-explored and promising sources of novel molecules
for the food industry including peptides and carbohydrates for their use as functional foods …

Foods consist of a large number of different nutrients that are contained in a complex
structure. The nature of the food structure and the nutrients therein (ie, the food matrix) will …

Bioactive peptides (BP) are organic substances formed by amino acids joined by covalent
bonds known as amide or peptide bonds. Although some BP exist free in its natural source …

Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) can produce a huge amount of bioactive compounds. Since their
elective habitat is food, especially dairy but also vegetal food, it is frequent to find bioactive …

This book covers the formation, properties, characterization, and application of different
kinds of colloidal delivery systems that can be utilized within the food industry, including …

Dairy products contribute important nutrients to our diet, including energy, calcium, protein,
and other micro-and macronutrients. However, dairy products can be high in saturated fats …

Milk is an important food of the daily diet. Many countries include it in their dietary
recommendations due to its content in several important nutrients that exert beneficial effects …

Abstract Background Type 2 diabetes (T2D), one of the major common human health
problems, is growing at an alarming rate around the globe. Alpha-glucosidase and …

Milk-derived bioactive peptides (BAPs) possess several potential attributes in terms of
therapeutic capacity and their nutritional value. BAPs from milk proteins can be liberated by …