Functional and bioactive properties of food / / edited by Diego A. Moreno and Nebojsa Ilic.

• TeilnehmendeR: Moreno, Diego A.,; Ilic, Nebojsa,
• Place / Publishing House: Basel, Switzerland : : MDPI,, [2018]; ©2018
• Year of Publication: 2018
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (174 pages) :; illustrations

Diet and nutrition are key tools in promoting health and reducing the comorbidities of chronic diseases. There are thousands of biomolecules in fruits, vegetables, wild and medicinal plants, other land and marine organisms, which can exert functional and health-promoting effects through bioactivity beyond nutrition. From the enormous amount of knowledge generated from different natural bioactive ingredients present in foods, we are aiming to bring together experts working in different fields of food, nutrition, and health, in order to work on this Special Issue, with a comprehensive collection of papers to gain insight into the most promising bioactive compounds in different foods, to improve the preservation of bioactivity during the food processing chain, and to provide scientific evidence of the efficacy of key bioactives in foods in preventing disease and improving health and wellbeing.

Table of Contents

About the Special Issue Editors . vii -- Diego A. Moreno and Nebojsa Ilic Functional and Bioactive Properties of Food: The Challenges Ahead Reprinted from: Foods 2018, 7, 139, doi:10.3390/foods7090139 . 1 -- Michael H. Tunick and Diane L. Van Hekken Fatty Acid Profiles of In Vitro Digested Processed Milk Reprinted from: Foods 2017, 6, 99, doi:10.3390/foods6110099 . 4 -- Benjapor Phongnarisorn, Caroline Orfila, Melvin Holmes and Lisa J. Marshall Enrichment of Biscuits with Matcha Green Tea Powder: Its Impact on Consumer Acceptability and Acute Metabolic Response Reprinted from: Foods 2018, 7, 17, doi:10.3390/foods7020017 . 11 -- Sumanto Haldar, Joseph Lim, Siok Ching Chia, Shalini Ponnalagu and Christiani Jeyakumar Henry Effects of Two Doses of Curry Prepared with Mixed Spices on Postprandial Ghrelin and Subjective Appetite Responses-A Randomized Controlled Crossover Trial Reprinted from: Foods 2018, 7, 47, doi:10.3390/foods7040047 . 26 -- Takuya Yamane, Tatsuji Sakamoto, Takenori Nakagaki and Yoshihisa Nakano Lactic Acid Bacteria from Kefir Increase Cytotoxicity of Natural Killer Cells to Tumor Cells Reprinted from: Foods 2018, 7, 48, doi:10.3390/foods7040048 . 35 -- Bojana Filipˇcev, Jovana Koji´c, Jelena Krulj, Marija Bodroza-Solarov and Nebojˇsa Ili´c ˇ Betaine in Cereal Grains and Grain-Based Products Reprinted from: Foods 2018, 7, 49, doi:10.3390/foods7040049 . 44 -- Julien Stanisiere, Pierre-Yves Mousset and Sophie Lafay How Safe Is Ginger Rhizome for Decreasing Nausea and Vomiting in Women during Early Pregnancy? Reprinted from: Foods 2018, 7, 50, doi:10.3390/foods7040050 . 55 -- Jay Udani, Ollie Tan and Jhanna Molina Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of a Proprietary Alpha-Amylase Inhibitor from White Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) on Weight and Fat Loss in Humans Reprinted from: Foods 2018, 7, 63, doi:10.3390/foods7040063 . 84 -- Ignacio Migues, Nieves Baenas, Amadeo Giron ´es-Vilaplana, Mar´ıa Ver ´onica Cesio, Horacio Heinzen and Diego A. Moreno Phenolic Profiling and Antioxidant Capacity of Eugenia uniflora L. (Pitanga) Samples Collected in Different Uruguayan Locations Reprinted from: Foods 2018, 7, 67, doi:10.3390/foods7050067 . 94 -- MCarment Mart´ınez-Ballesta,Angel ´ Gil-Izquierdo, Cristina Garc´ıa-Viguera and Raul´ Dom´ınguez-Perles Nanoparticles and Controlled Delivery for Bioactive Compounds: Outlining Challenges for New "Smart-Foods" for Health Reprinted from: Foods 2018, 7, 72, doi:10.3390/foods7050072 . 106 -- Rattanamanee Chomchan, Sunisa Siripongvutikorn, Pattaravan Maliyam, Bandhita Saibandith and Panupong Puttarak Protective Effect of Selenium-Enriched Ricegrass Juice against Cadmium-Induced Toxicity and DNA Damage in HEK293 Kidney Cells Reprinted from: Foods 2018, 7, 81, doi:10.3390/foods7060081 . 135 -- Kazuhisa Maeda, Yuuka Ogino, Ayano Nakamura, Keiji Nakata, Manabu Kitagawa and Seiki Ito Identification of Rice Koji Extract Components that Increase β-Glucocerebrosidase Levels in Human Epidermal Keratinocytes Reprinted from: Foods 2018, 7, 94, doi:10.3390/foods7060094 . 149.