scholarly journals Functional Foods and Human Health: An Overview

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Sajid Arshad ◽  
Waseem Khalid ◽  
Rabia Shabir Ahmad ◽  
Muhammad Kamran Khan ◽  
Muhammad Haseeb Ahmad ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acids ◽  
Functional Food ◽  
Functional Role ◽  
Functional Foods ◽  
Food Products ◽  
Omega 3 Fatty Acids ◽  
Omega 3 ◽  
Food Ingredients ◽  
Functional Components ◽  
Modified Functional

Functional food is a whole ingredient or a part of food that used as food for specific therapeutic purposes. It is divided into two wide categories: Conventional and modified functional foods. Conventional functional Foods are composed of natural or whole-food ingredients that provide functional substances while modified functional is food or food products in which add additional ingredients for specific health purposes. Plant-based food such as fruits, vegetables, herbs, cereals, nuts and beans contain vitamins, minerals, fiber, omega-3 fatty acids, antioxidants and phenolic compounds that play a functional role in the human body against chronic diseases including cancer, cardiovascular and GIT-related disease. Some other foods or food products like juices, dairy products, fortified eggs and seafood are composed of functional components. Fish contain omega-3 fatty acids (EPA and DHA) that are played a functional role in heart health and brain development.

scholarly journals Systematic Approach to Modeling Emulsion Functional Foods of High Bioavailability

Food Industry ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 45-51
Author(s):  
Olga Feofilaktova
Keyword(s):  
Functional Food ◽  
Food Production ◽  
Functional Foods ◽  
Systematic Approach ◽  
Heuristic Model ◽  
Omega 3 ◽  
Food Ingredients ◽  
Food Emulsions ◽  
Functional Components ◽  
High Bioavailability

The article concerns the systematic approach to modeling food emulsions with high bioavailability of lipophilic functional components used as a basis for the functional food production. The researchers considered polyunsaturated fatty acids as functional food ingredients (FFI). They developed heuristic model that specified the initial and resulting parameters for designing a functional fat base formulation; described options for enriching emulsions with functional food ingredients, which involve the functional fat base use and the introduction of high-value omega – 3 fatty eicosapentaenoic (EPA) and docosohexaenoic (DHA) acids into the fat phase. A man presented models of functional food emulsions and revealed double emulsions advantages to regulate the functional food ingredients bioavailability based on the properties comparing results of the simulated emulsions (thermodynamic stability and physicochemical properties).

Encapsulation of vegetable oils as source of omega-3 fatty acids for enriched functional foods

2017 ◽  
Vol 57 (7) ◽  
pp. 1423-1434 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jorge Carlos Ruiz Ruiz ◽  
Elizabeth De La Luz Ortiz Vazquez ◽  
Maira Rubi Segura Campos
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acids ◽  
Vegetable Oils ◽  
Functional Foods ◽  
Omega 3 Fatty Acids ◽  
Omega 3

scholarly journals Potential Functional Food Ingredients in Bread and their Health Benefits

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 6533-6542
Keyword(s):  
Functional Food ◽  
Functional Foods ◽  
Health Benefits ◽  
Natural Antioxidants ◽  
Omega 3 ◽  
Active Ingredients ◽  
Beta Glucan ◽  
Food Ingredients ◽  
Functional Bread ◽  
Technological Advances

In pace with the growing consumer health awareness and technological advances, functional foods incorporated with active ingredients are generating significant attention from researchers and consumers alike. Functional foods enriched with active ingredients provide additional health benefits beyond basic nutritional requirements. Bread has lately been used as a vehicle in the formulation of varying products. For instance, bread containing omega-3 fatty acids, whole grains bread, dietary fiber bread containing inulin, and beta-glucan. The production of functional bread has become a trend. Therefore, this review focused on health properties and potential functional food ingredients such as natural antioxidants in bread.

scholarly journals Whole food, functional food, and supplement sources of omega-3 fatty acids and omega-3 HUFA scores among U.S. soldiers

2016 ◽  
Vol 23 ◽  
pp. 167-176 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer A. Hanson ◽  
Yu-Hong Lin ◽  
Michael N. Dretsch ◽  
Sarah E. Strandjord ◽  
Mark D. Haub ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acids ◽  
Functional Food ◽  
Omega 3 Fatty Acids ◽  
Omega 3

scholarly journals Content validity and reliability of a food frequency questionnaire to measure eicosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid intakes in young adults: A pilot study

2012 ◽  
Vol 2 (12) ◽  
pp. 501 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer A. Hanson ◽  
Richard R. Rosenkranz ◽  
Carol Ann Holcomb ◽  
Mark D. Haub
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acids ◽  
Docosahexaenoic Acid ◽  
Content Validity ◽  
Functional Foods ◽  
Omega 3 Fatty Acids ◽  
Omega 3 ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Food Frequency ◽  
Food Items ◽  
Instrument Reliability

Background: The food environment is rapidly changing with regard to omega-3 fatty acids. Research is hindered by the lack of a tool specifically designed to measure intakes of long-chain omega-3 fatty acids in US populations. The purpose of this pilot study was to assess the content validity and reliability of a novel 14-item food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) designed to measure contemporary sources of eicosapentaenoic aid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA).Methods: During May of 2009, college students (n = 165) completed the FFQ and provided feedback. Forty-five completed the questionnaire a second time allowing for the evaluation of test-retest reliability.Results: None of the students reported consuming a food naturally rich in EPA and DHA that was not included in the FFQ. Overall instrument reliability (n = 54) was strong (ρ = 0.86, p < 0.001) and the reliability for each of the non-functional food items ranged from moderate to strong (ρ = 0.48 to 0.86, p < 0.001). Correlation coefficients for each of the functional food items were low and/or non-significant. Uncertainty regarding omega-3 functional foods was listed as a reason by eight of the twelve who felt one or more of the questions were difficult to answer. Conclusions: Overall instrument reliability was strong and content validity was good. Nonetheless, participant feedback, and the decreased test-retest coefficients for the omega-3 functional foods, suggests unfamiliarity may be problematic when measuring intakes from these food sources.Keywords: Functional foods, n-3 fatty acids, dietary assessment, seafood, eicosapentaenoic acid, docosahexaenoic acid

scholarly journals OMEGA-3 Fatty Acids Retention, Oxidative Quality, and Sensoric Acceptability of Spray-Dried Flaxseed Oil

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Muhammad Zia Shahid ◽  
Muhammad Imran ◽  
Muhammad Kamran Khan ◽  
Muhammad Haseeb Ahmad ◽  
Muhammad Nadeem ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acids ◽  
Fatty Acid ◽  
Food Products ◽  
Processing Technique ◽  
Flaxseed Oil ◽  
Omega 3 Fatty Acids ◽  
Omega 3 ◽  
Overall Acceptability ◽  
Flaxseed Meal ◽  
Spray Dried

Flaxseed is naturally a rich source of essential omega-3 fatty acid, α-linolenic acid (ALA), which exhibits nearly 57% of its entire fatty acid profile. Oxidation of omega-3 fatty acids during processing and storage results in reduced shelf stability of food products and limited health potentials. Spray-drying is considered a processing technique to shield omega-3 fatty acids from oxidative damage. For the purpose, the extracted flaxseed oil (FSO) together with the emulsifier (flaxseed meal polysaccharide gum) was passed through a mini spray-dryer to prepare spray-dried flaxseed oil (SDFSO) samples. The SDFSO samples for quality were evaluated at 0th, 30th, and 60th days of storage at two different temperatures of 4°C and 25°C, accordingly. The maximum oil protection efficiency was recorded as 90.78% at 160°C. The highest percentage for ALA retention was recorded as 54.7% and 53.9% at 4°C, while the lowest retention was observed as 48.6% and 46.2% at 25°C after 30 and 60 days of storage, respectively. The inlet (160°C) and outlet air temperatures (80°C) were considered as key factors contributing a decline in retention of ALA of the SDFSO samples. The free fatty acid contents of FSO and SDFSO samples reached to their peaks, i.e., 1.22% and 0.75%, respectively, after 60 days of storage at 25°C. The initial peroxide value of FSO (control) was 0.16, which increased to 0.34 (4°C) and 1.10 (25°C) meq/kg O2 at the end of 60 days storage. The value for malondialdehyde of SDFSO samples was increased from 0.17 (0 day) to 0.34 nmol/g of lipids at 60 days (4°C), and the same increasing trend was observed at 25°C. In the case of color and overall acceptability, the lowest evaluation scores were awarded to FSO samples in comparison to SDFSO samples. Overall, SDFSO possessed improved oxidative quality and can be recommended as a fortifying agent in various functional food products.

scholarly journals Sustainable Management of Secondary Raw Materials from the Marine Food-Chain: A Case-Study Perspective

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (21) ◽  
pp. 8997
Author(s):  
Massimo Lucarini ◽  
Antonio Zuorro ◽  
Gabriella Di Lena ◽  
Roberto Lavecchia ◽  
Alessandra Durazzo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acids ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Food Products ◽  
Added Value ◽  
Omega 3 Fatty Acids ◽  
Omega 3 ◽  
Fish Processing ◽  
Secondary Raw Materials ◽  
Marine Food ◽  
By Products

The feasibility of exploiting secondary raw materials from marine food-chains as a source of molecules of nutritional interest, to create high-value food products and to meet nutritional challenges, is described in this report. A reduction in food waste is urgent as many sectors of the food industry damage the environment by depleting resources and by generating waste that must be treated. The project herein described, deals with the recovery of natural molecules, omega-3 fatty acids (EPA, DHA) and of α-tocopherol, from fish processing by-products. This would promote the sustainable development of new food products for human nutrition, as well as nutraceuticals. The growing awareness of increasing omega-3 fatty acids intake, has focused attention on the importance of fish as a natural source of these molecules in the diet. Therefore, a study on the concentration of these bioactive compounds in such matrices, as well as new green methodologies for their recovery, are necessary. This would represent an example of a circular economy process applied to the seafood value chain. Fish processing by-products, so far considered as waste, can hopefully be reutilized as active ingredients into food products of high added-value, thus maximizing the sustainability of fish production.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document