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Nutraceutical, Functional Foods and the Market Perspective

Nutraceutical, Functional Foods and the Market Perspective

The role of dietary active compounds in human nutrition is one of the most important areas of investigation with the findings having wide‐ranging implications for consumers, health care providers, regulators, food producers, processors and distributors.

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For FDA  omega-3 fatty acids are Generally Recognised as Safe

For FDA omega-3 fatty acids are Generally Recognised as Safe

Over the past 20 years, there has been a dramatic increase in the scientific scrutiny of and public interest in omega-3 and omega- 6 fatty acids and their impact on personal health. Omega-3 fatty acids

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Nutraceutical industry, growing cluster by cluster

Nutraceutical industry, growing cluster by cluster

Forming an ecosystem In order to develop and prosper, Indian food industry and all its components need to be integrated. Forming an ecosystem is one such approach towards an integrated system. The main components of

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Diabetes and antioxidants

Diabetes and antioxidants

Diabetes is a chronic metabolic disorder with a rapidly increasing prevalence highlighting the importance of continued research and need for novel methods to both prevent and treat this pandemic. Although obesity and physical inactivity are

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Designing education of food technologists to build in safety assurance

Designing education of food technologists to build in safety assurance

The Indian food and grocery market is the world’s sixth largest, with retail contributing 70 per cent of the sales. Food has also been one of the largest segments in India’s retail sector, which was

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Destination India: World of opportunities in Indian nutraceuticals & dietary supplement market

Destination India: World of opportunities in Indian nutraceuticals & dietary supplement market

Nutraceuticals are the products that offer health as well as medicinal benefits, consisting of prevention and treatment of disease. The word nutraceuticals is a combination of two words - Nutrient & Pharmaceuticals. Increasing rate of

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Functional Foods: Genesis, Current Status and Scope

Functional Foods: Genesis, Current Status and Scope

Increasing awareness levels about fitness and health, spurred by media coverage are prompting majority of people to live healthier lifestyles, exercise more, and eat healthy. The expanding food processing market indicates that end users are

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The Challenge of Reliable Food Analysis in Food Safety Net

The Challenge of Reliable Food Analysis in Food Safety Net

The Food is analysed according to various accredited scientific analytical methodologies that are today highly capable of detecting contaminants, toxins, chemicals, pathogens and any adverse effect due to processing, through even biological markers. These are

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Old wine in a new bottle

Old wine in a new bottle

There is confusion over the terms nutraceuticals, dietary supplements, food supplements and pharmaceuticals.  ‘Nutraceutical’ products may range from isolated nutrients, dietary supplements and specific diets to genetically engineered designer foods and herbal products. A dietary

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Food safety laws of packaged and non-packaged foods

Food safety laws of packaged and non-packaged foods

This is an important issue to address. Normally the packaged foods have labels on them such as what it contains, what it is made up of, what are the health claims, the calories, proteins, fat,