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Lipids for functional foods and nutraceuticals by Frank Gunstone

By Frank Gunstone

Meals will be thought of "functional" in the event that they include bioactive molecules that decrease the chance of sickness or act certainly to advertise stable health.  The energetic components in those sensible meals and neutraceuticals usually comprise lipids, that are essentiial elements within the diet.  Frank Gunstone and his group of overseas participants have produced a necessary gude for these those who produce lipids and people who search to include them into applicable nutrition products.The first bankruptcy within the booklet is going over the advance of useful foods.  next chapters discover carotenoids, tocopherols, phytosterols, omega-3 oils, diacylglycerols, dependent lipids, sesame oil, rice bran oil and oils or arrangements that comprise quite a few varieties of acids.  

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Benecol faced problems almost immediately. Manufacturer McNeil Consumer Products cancelled its TV advertising campaign in late 1999, because it had not succeeded in sufficiently boosting sales. At the same time, the company reported that it was “changing focus and looking at new ways to reach consumers”, recognizing the need to drive up the perceived value of the product further – possibly by gaining recommendations for the range from physicians. By the middle of October 1999, after less than 6 months on the market, sales INTRODUCTION 15 of phytosterol margarines were worth about US$22 million/year.

Although certain photosynthetic and non-photosynthetic bacteria, fungi and algae are also able to produce carotenoids, this chapter focuses mainly on carotenoids that are produced by higher plants, which are the important food sources of these materials. The total production of carotenoids in nature has been estimated at 108 tonnes/ CAROTENOIDS 29 year. , 1992). The content of some common carotenoids in various fruits and vegetables is shown in Table 2. More recently, O’Neill et al. (2001) compiled a carotenoid database for more than 60 fruit and vegetable products from a variety of sources.

However, this may prove problematic for products that appear as new concepts to the consumer. One such example when it was launched in the UK was the fermented milk drink Yakult. Because it was neither a yoghurt, nor a traditional milk drink, it required dual siting, both alongside the drinking milks and in the yoghurt cabinet. 22 5. LIPIDS FOR FUNCTIONAL FOODS AND NUTRACEUTICALS Price To charge too high a premium for products whose intended role is to provide a common health benefit could lay the industry open to criticism.

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