Advances in Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods

Sreerag Gopi, PhD, is Chief Scientific Officer at ADSO Naturals, India, and Vice President at CureSupport, Netherlands. He is a recipient of a prestigious Erasmus Mundus Fellowship from the European Union during his PhD period. He is a materials chemist and nanomaterials scientist and has expertise in nanomaterial synthesis, characterization, biocomposites for natural products, and biomedical and water purification experiments. He has published over 20 peer-reviewed international papers and several book chapters and has book projects in the works with the Royal Society of Chemistry, Springer, and Wiley. He was selected as an associate member of the Royal Society of Chemistry in 2018, and he is a chartered member of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute. Preetha Balakrishnan, PhD, is the principal scientist, QA, QC, at ADSO Naturals, India, and at CureSupport, Netherlands. She was a postdoctoral researcher in the research group of Professor Sabu Thomas, Vice Chancellor, an internationally renowned scientist in polymer science and engineering, polymer nanocomposites, elastomers, polymer blends, interpenetrating polymer networks, polymer membranes, green composites and nanocomposites, nanomedicine, and green nanotechnology. She has visited many foreign universities as a part of her research and has published over 15 research articles and over 20 book chapters. She has edited ten books with leading publishers. Dr. Balakrishnan has received several national and international presentation awards. She also worked as a guest lecturer in chemistry at the Department of Chemistry, Morning Star Home Science College, Angamaly, Kerala, India.

1. Introduction to Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals 2. Advanced Nanocarriers for Nutraceuticals Based on Structured Lipid and Nonlipid 3. Nanoparticulate Approaches for Improved Nutrient Bioavailability 4. Adulteration and Safety Issues in Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods 5. Nutraceuticals-Loaded Nano-Sized Delivery Systems: Potential Use in the Prevention and Treatment of Cancer 6. Nutrition Nutraceuticals: A Proactive Approach for Healthcare 7. Bioactive Proteins and Peptides as Functional Foods 8. News and Trends in the Development of Functional Foods: Probiotic Dairy and Non-Dairy Products 9. Microencapsulation: An Alternative for the Application of Probiotic Cells in the Food and Nutraceuticals Industries 10. Nutraceuticals-Based Nano-Formulations: An Overview Through Clinical Validations 11. Growth Patterns, Emerging Opportunities, and Future Trends in Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods