scholarly journals Strategies to Broaden the Applications of Olive Biophenols Oleuropein and Hydroxytyrosol in Food Products

Antioxidants ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 444
Author(s):  
Mariana Monteiro ◽  
Andreia F. R. Silva ◽  
Daniela Resende ◽  
Susana S. Braga ◽  
Manuel A. Coimbra ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Functional Food ◽  
Food Industry ◽  
Food Product ◽  
Research Needs ◽  
Processing Conditions ◽  
Antitumor Activities ◽  
Food Ingredients ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Health Promoting ◽  
The Impact

Oleuropein (OLE) and hydroxytyrosol (HT) are olive-derived phenols recognised as health-promoting agents with antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, cardioprotective, antifungal, antimicrobial, and antitumor activities, providing a wide range of applications as functional food ingredients. HT is Generally Recognised as Safe (GRAS) by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), whereas OLE is included in EFSA daily consumptions recommendations, albeit there is no official GRAS status for its pure form. Their application in food, however, may be hindered by challenges such as degradation caused by processing conditions and undesired sensorial properties (e.g. the astringency of OLE). Among the strategies to overcome such setbacks, the encapsulation in delivery systems and the covalent and non-covalent complexation are highlighted in this review. Additionally, the synthesis of OLE and HT derivatives are studied to improve their applicability. All in all, more research needs however to be carried out to investigate the impact of these approaches on the sensory properties of the final food product and its percussions at the gastrointestinal level, as well as on bioactivity. At last limitations of these approaches at a scale of the food industry must also be considered.

scholarly journals Extrusion Process as an Alternative to Improve Pulses Products Consumption. A Review

Foods ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 1096
Author(s):  
Mario Cotacallapa-Sucapuca ◽  
Erika N. Vega ◽  
Helayne A. Maieves ◽  
José De J. Berrios ◽  
Patricia Morales ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Food Industry ◽  
Mechanical Energy ◽  
Food Products ◽  
Extrusion Process ◽  
Processing Conditions ◽  
Food Ingredients ◽  
Extrusion Processing ◽  
Specific Mechanical Energy ◽  
Macro And Micronutrients ◽  
The Impact

The development of new food products obtained by extrusion processing has increased in recent years. Extrusion is used by the food industry to produce a wide variety of food products, such as ready-to-eat foods (e.g., snacks), among others. Pulses have also gained popularity as novel food ingredients in the formulation of a variety of food and food products, due to their high content of macro and micronutrients, and bioactive compounds that improve the nutritional and functional properties of the final food products. In this review, the impact of extrusion variables on proteins, carbohydrates, vitamins, phenolics and antinutritional compounds in pulses and pulse-based formulations are highlighted. Particularly, the impact of the specific mechanical energy. Also, the preservation, increase and/or reduction in those functional compounds, as a consequence of different extrusion processing conditions, are discussed.

scholarly journals Pinus Species as Prospective Reserves of Bioactive Compounds with Potential Use in Functional Food—Current State of Knowledge

Plants ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (7) ◽  
pp. 1306
Author(s):  
Marcin Dziedziński ◽  
Joanna Kobus-Cisowska ◽  
Barbara Stachowiak
Keyword(s):  
Human Health ◽  
Bioactive Compounds ◽  
Functional Food ◽  
Biological Activities ◽  
Food Ingredients ◽  
Beneficial Effects ◽  
Pine Tree ◽  
Pine Trees ◽  
Health Promoting ◽  
Few Data

The pine (Pinus L.) is the largest and most heteromorphic plant genus of the pine family (Pinaceae Lindl.), which grows almost exclusively in the northern hemisphere. The demand for plant-based remedies, supplements and functional food is growing worldwide. Although pine-based products are widely available in many parts of the world, they are almost absent as food ingredients. The literature shows the beneficial effects of pine preparations on human health. Despite the wide geographical distribution of pine trees in the natural environment, there are very few data in the literature on the widespread use of pine in food technology. This study aims to present, characterise and evaluate the content of phytochemicals in pine trees, including shoots, bark and conifer needles, as well as to summarise the available data on their health-promoting and functional properties, and the potential of their use in food and the pharmaceutical industry to support health. Various species of pine tree contain different compositions of bioactive compounds. Regardless of the solvent, method, pine species and plant part used, all pine extracts contain a high number of polyphenols. Pine tree extracts exhibit several described biological activities that may be beneficial to human health. The available examples of the application of pine elements in food are promising. The reuse of residual pine elements is still limited compared to its potential. In this case, it is necessary to conduct more research to find and develop new products and applications of pine residues and by-products.

scholarly journals Encapsulation of food protein hydrolysates and peptides: a review

RSC Advances ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (97) ◽  
pp. 79270-79278 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aishwarya Mohan ◽  
Subin R. C. K. Rajendran ◽  
Quan Sophia He ◽  
Laurent Bazinet ◽  
Chibuike C. Udenigwe
Keyword(s):  
Functional Food ◽  
Protein Hydrolysates ◽  
Food Protein ◽  
Food Ingredients ◽  
Health Promoting

Encapsulation of food protein hydrolysates and peptides using protein, polysaccharide and lipid carriers is needed to enhance their biostability and bioavailability for application as health-promoting functional food ingredients and nutraceuticals.

scholarly journals Plant Foods and Underutilized Fruits as Source of Functional Food Ingredients: Chemical Composition, Quality Traits, and Biological Properties

Foods ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (10) ◽  
pp. 1474 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dario Donno ◽  
Federica Turrini
Keyword(s):  
Functional Food ◽  
Biological Activities ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Food Supplement ◽  
Biological Properties ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Food Ingredients ◽  
Health Maintenance ◽  
Plant Foods ◽  
Health Promoting

Changes in lifestyle and demographics, rising consumer incomes, and shifting preferences due to advanced knowledge about the relationships between food and health contribute to generate new needs in the food supply. Today, the role of food is not only intended as hunger satisfaction and nutrient supply but also as an opportunity to prevent nutrition-related diseases and improve physical and mental well-being. For this reason, there is a growing interest in the novel or less well-known plant foods that offer an opportunity for health maintenance. Recently, interest in plant foods and underutilized fruits is continuously growing, and agrobiodiversity exploitation offers effective and extraordinary potentialities. Plant foods could be an important source of health-promoting compounds and functional food ingredients with beneficial properties: the description of the quality and physicochemical traits, the identification and quantification of bioactive compounds, and the evaluation of their biological activities are important to assess plant food efficacy as functional foods or source of food supplement ingredients.

scholarly journals Prebiotic effects of inulin and oligofructose

2002 ◽  
Vol 87 (S2) ◽  
pp. S193-S197 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Kolida ◽  
K. Tuohy ◽  
G. R. Gibson
Keyword(s):  
Food Product ◽  
Inhibitory Effects ◽  
Food Ingredients ◽  
Acute Infections ◽  
Health Promoting ◽  
Human Large Intestine ◽  
Gut Pathogens ◽  
Stimulation Of

Prebiotics are non-digestible food ingredients that target certain components within the microbiota of the human large intestine. Efficient prebiotics need to have a specific fermentation therein and thereby have the ability to alter the faecal microflora composition towards a more ‘beneficial’ community structure. This should occur by the stimulation of benign or potentially health promoting genera but not the harmful groups. Because of their positive attributes bifidobacteria and lactobacilli are the most frequent target organisms. Both inulin and oligofructose have been demonstrated to be effective prebiotics. This has been shown through both in vitro and in vivo assessments in different laboratories. Because of their recognised prebiotic properties, principally the selective stimulation of colonic bifidobacteria, both inulin and oligofructose are increasingly used in new food product developments. Examples include drinks, yoghurts, biscuits and table spreads. Because of the recognised inhibitory effects that bifidobacteria can exert against gut pathogens, one of the most important aspects of prebiotic ingestion is fortification of the gut flora to resist acute infections.

scholarly journals Do extra ingredients on the package lead to extra calorie estimates?

2019 ◽  
Vol 53 (11) ◽  
pp. 2293-2321 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guowei Zhu ◽  
George Chryssochoidis ◽  
Li Zhou
Keyword(s):  
Purchase Intention ◽  
Food Product ◽  
Product Line ◽  
Food Ingredient ◽  
Food Ingredients ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Verbal Form ◽  
Ethical Implications ◽  
Packaged Food ◽  
The Impact

Purpose This paper aims to address how adding food ingredients to a packaged base food affects consumers’ calorie estimation of the new augmented product. Design/methodology/approach The four performed experiments and analyses of variance demonstrate an underlying psychological mechanism, explained below. Findings Results show that the healthiness of the added food ingredient (AFI) does not matter if the base food is healthy, and consumers’ calorie estimates of the augmented packaged food product are accurate. When, however, the food base is unhealthy, and the AFI is healthy, consumers underestimate the new product calories. This underestimation effect increases further when the healthy ingredients multiply. This underestimation effect endures when these ingredients are presented in a visual form, but it becomes smaller when these ingredients are presented in a verbal form. A justification mechanism is relevant. Research limitations/implications Further research should test across the broader range of the food product matrix. There is a great diversity of AFI presentations, and further research may deal with the impact of AFIs of these different forms on consumers’ calorie estimation and healthiness perceptions. Research may also test sensory-arousing mechanisms that can help understand how consumers perceive the calories of the augmented food. Practical implications The findings suggest that consumers should be cautious of the judgment bias caused by the presence of an AFI on food packages and raise their awareness regarding nutrition implications and dietary effects. From the perspective of food manufacturers, although adding healthy AFIs to unhealthy base foods may increase consumers’ purchase intention and bring higher profits, it may not be sustainable as a marketing strategy in the long term and has immediate ethical implications. Social implications Policymakers should introduce voluntary schemes to monitor and restrict the improper presentation of AFIs, aiming to rule out the abuse of healthy AFIs on unhealthy packaged food. Originality/value This work offers three major original and valuable contributions. It explains the effects of AFIs on calorie estimation and consumer healthiness perceptions in a context not studied before, namely, packaged food products. Next, it advances the literature on consumer judgment error and heuristics concerning product package attributes. As adding ingredients is integral to product line extension decisions, the results also clarify how marketing can safeguard firm social responsibility in combating obesity.

scholarly journals Nutrient profiling for product reformulation: public health impact and benefits for the consumer

2017 ◽  
Vol 76 (3) ◽  
pp. 255-264 ◽  
Author(s):  
Undine Lehmann ◽  
Véronique Rheiner Charles ◽  
Antonis Vlassopoulos ◽  
Gabriel Masset ◽  
Jörg Spieldenner
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Food Industry ◽  
Dietary Habits ◽  
Food Product ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Health Impact ◽  
Dietary Intakes ◽  
Nutrient Profiling ◽  
Multi Stakeholder ◽  
The Impact

The food industry holds great potential for driving consumers to adopt healthy food choices as (re)formulation of foods can improve the nutritional quality of these foods. Reformulation has been identified as a cost-effective intervention in addressing non-communicable diseases as it does not require significant alterations of consumer behaviour and dietary habits. Nutrient profiling (NP), the science of categorizing foods based on their nutrient composition, has emerged as an essential tool and is implemented through many different profiling systems to guide reformulation and other nutrition policies. NP systems should be adapted to their specific purposes as it is not possible to design one system that can equally address all policies and purposes, e.g. reformulation and labelling. The present paper discusses some of the key principles and specificities that underlie a NP system designed for reformulation with the example of the Nestlé nutritional profiling system. Furthermore, the impact of reformulation at the level of the food product, dietary intakes and public health are reviewed. Several studies showed that food and beverage reformulation, guided by a NP system, may be effective in improving population nutritional intakes and thereby its health status. In order to achieve its maximum potential and modify the food environment in a beneficial manner, reformulation should be implemented by the entire food sector. Multi-stakeholder partnerships including governments, food industry, retailers and consumer associations that will state concrete time-bound objectives accompanied by an independent monitoring system are the potential solution.

POTENSI TEPUNG CEKER DAN LEHER AYAM SEBAGAI FOOD INGREDIENT DAN SUMBER PANGAN FUNGSIONAL

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rita Purwasih ◽  
Wiwik Endah Rahayu
Keyword(s):  
Functional Food ◽  
Food Industry ◽  
Nutritional Value ◽  
Food Source ◽  
Mineral Content ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Food Sources ◽  
Food Ingredient ◽  
Food Ingredients ◽  
Live Stock

Chicken feet and neck bones flour are the products of live stock which have a high protein and mineral content. However, they have not been utilized functionally, while they have a potential as a food ingredient and functional food source. Therefore, it is necessary to make efforts to utilize the chicken feet and neck bones flour as functional food products and new food ingredients. Both chicken feet and neck bones flour can be mixed with other raw materials which have a potential function as food sources for energy. The addition of protein and minerals from the both chicken feet and neck bones flour are expected to be able to increase the nutritional value of a product, especially for the protein and mineral content. Thus, the product is not only as an energy source but also as a source of protein and minerals. Moreover, functional food development is not only beneficial for consumers but also as an opportunity for the food industry and government

Freeze-dried fast food products based on homogenized fish and plant systems

Fisheries ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (2) ◽  
pp. 99-103
Author(s):  
Nikita zarubin ◽  
Natalya Strokova ◽  
Ol'ga Bredihina ◽  
Irina Krasnova ◽  
Elizaveta Lavruhina
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Fast Food ◽  
Functional Food ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Food Product ◽  
Food Products ◽  
Research Data ◽  
Calorie Content ◽  
Freeze Dried ◽  
Wide Range

The article presents research data that substantiate the relevance of the development of a ready-to-eat food product in the form of freeze-dried snacks and soups based on a homogenized fish-growing system. The developed recipe compositions and the technology of freeze-dried snacks and soups make it possible to produce high-protein, full-fledged amino acid products that also contain mono - and polyunsaturated fatty acids (omega-3,6,9), minerals (K, Na, P, Co, Cr, Se, I), nutritional fiber - fiber and inulin. High nutritional and biological values allow us to recommend the obtained freeze-dried products as functional food products for a wide range of consumers, including snacks for use in the diets of people who follow a "protein diet", as well as with increased physical activity; soups – for people with increased body weight, who monitor the calorie content of food, leading a healthy lifestyle.

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