2nd Edition

Methods of Analysis for Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals

Edited By W. Jeffrey Hurst Copyright 2008
544 Pages 109 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

552 Pages
by CRC Press

In the quest for accurate and efficient analysis of the diverse area encompassed by functional foods and nutraceuticals, analysts encounter unique challenges. Uncertainty over which compound is responsible for a particular health benefit forces analysts to look for marker compounds, sometimes at extremely low levels, and sometimes as part of a matrix possessing its own individual obstacles.... Read more
Phytoestrogens, B.D. Oomah and F. Hosseinian
Analysis of Fatty Acids in Functional Foods with Emphasis on v3 Fatty Acids and Conjugated Linoleic Acid, G. Dobson
Analysis of Flavonoids in Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals, L. Bravo and R. Mateos
Exploitation of Residues from Vineyards, Olive Groves, and Wine and Oil Production to Obtain Phenolic Compounds of High-Added Value, M.D. Luque de Castro, J.M. Luque-Rodríguez, and R. Japón-Luján
Anthocyanins, G. Takeoka and L. Dao
Carotenoids and Provitamin A in Functional Foods, M.I. Mínguez-Mosquera, D. Hornero-Méndez, and A. Pérez-Gálvez
Chlorophylls, M.I. Mínguez-Mosquera, B. Gandul-Rojas, L. Gallardo-Guerrero, M. Roca, and M. Jarén-Galán
Water-Soluble Vitamins, M.Á. Fernández-Muiño, M.T. Sancho-Ortiz, and F. Valls-García
Amino Acid Analysis, L.R. Massom
Carbohydrates and Other Electrochemically Active Compounds in Functional Foods, W.R. LaCourse
Index

Biography

W. Jeffrey Hurst