This review article introduces nutrition and functional food ingredients, explaining the widely
cited terms of bioactivity, bioaccessibility, and bioavailability. The factors affecting these …

New lifestyles, higher incomes and better consumer awareness are increasing the demand
for a year-round supply of innovative food products. In past decades, important …

Many phytochemicals with beneficial physiological activities have limited bioavailability due
to their poor solubility and stability characteristics. The bioactivities of phytochemicals could …

The consumption of foods rich in antioxidants, vitamins, minerals including carotenoids etc.
can boost the immune system to help fight off various infections including SARS-CoV 2 and …

Metabolic health and the maintenance of good levels of triglycerides, high-density
lipoprotein cholesterol, blood pressure and glucose levels are concerns that can greatly …

One of the most popular research areas in food hydrocolloids over the past decade or so
has been their application as functional ingredients to modulate the gastrointestinal fate of …

Background A wide range of conventional and non-conventional technologies have been
employed to extract a wide range of bioactive compounds from the complex matrices of …

Carotenoids are bioactive compounds provided by the diet playing a key role in maintaining
human health. Therefore, they should be ingested daily in an adequate amount. However …

Many lipophilic polyphenols have low bioavailability because of their poor solubility and
chemical stability within the human gut. The encapsulation of these polyphenols within …

The intestinal microbiota is a preponderant mediator of dietary effects on host health,
through the metabolism of undigested dietary macronutrients. Gut microbial metabolism …