Phytosterols as Functional Food Components and Nutraceuticals

Buch | Softcover

450 Seiten

2019
CRC Press (Verlag)
978-0-367-44662-8 (ISBN)

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This volume covers a wide range of issues related to plant sterols, including occurrence, biological effects, available functional foods containing phytosterols, and the prospects of increasing phytosterol levels in plants. It discusses recent developments in the area of phytosterols and cancer.

Analyzes food and biological samples of phytosterols and discusses plant sterol analysis with respect to functional foods. Investigates the safety of phytosterols and phytosterol esters and associated health risks, including potential impact on cancer development and the lowering of cholesterol levels. Details the chemistry, occurrence, and biological effects of phytosterol oxides.

Dutta, Paresh C.

1. Occurrence and Levels of Phytosterols in Foods 2. Analysis of Phytosterols in Foods 3. Plant Sterol Analysis in Relation to Functional Foods 4. Analysis of Phytosterols in Biological Samples 5. Does Phytosterol Intake Affect the Development of Cancer? 6. Role of Plant Sterols in Cholesterol Lowering 7. Plant Sterols in Functional Foods 8. Safety of Phytosterols and Phytosterol Esters as Functional Food Components 9. Potential Health Risks Associated with Large Intakes of Plant Sterols 10. Chemistry, Analysis, and Occurrence of Phytosterol Oxidation Products in Foods 11. Biological Effects and Safety Aspects of Phytosterol Oxides 12. Prospects of Increasing Nutritional Phytosterol Levels in Plants

Erscheinungsdatum	03.12.2019
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	453 g
Themenwelt	Technik ► Lebensmitteltechnologie
ISBN-10	0-367-44662-6 / 0367446626
ISBN-13	978-0-367-44662-8 / 9780367446628
Zustand	Neuware