Functional Dairy Products (Woodhead Publishing Series in Food Science, Technology and Nutrition)

Cambridge: Woodhead Publishing Limited, 2003. First Edition. Ovtavo; xiv, 395pp. New copy in stock, unread. Table of Contents: Introduction: Classifying functional dairy products. Part 1 The health benefits of functional dairy products: Cancer; Coronary heart disease; Osteoporosis; Probiotics and the management of food allergy; Dairy products and the immune function in the elderly; The therapeutic use of probiotics in gastrointestinal inflammation. Part 2 Functional dairy ingredients: Caseinophosphopeptides (CPPs) as functional ingredients; Oligosaccharides; Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) in functional dairy products; Conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) as a functional ingredient. Part 3 Product development: Enhancing the functionality of prebiotics and probiotics; Safety evaluation of probiotics; Clinical trials; Consumers and functional foods; European research in probiotics and prebiotics: The PROEUHEALTH cluster; The market for functional dairy products: The case of the United States.
Description: Dairy products constitute one of the most important types of functional food. Edited by two of the leading authorities in the field, and with a distinguished international team of contributors, this major collection reviews the health benefits of functional dairy products, their ingredients and key product development issues. After an introductory survey of the various types of functional dairy product, part one discusses current research on the health benefits of functional dairy products, with chapters on cancer, coronary heart disease, osteoporosis, food allergy, immune function and gastrointestinal health. Part two reviews key dairy ingredients, their functional benefits and uses, covering caseinophosphopeptides, oligosaccharides, lactic acid bacteria and conjugated linoleic acid. Part three covers product development issues ranging from enhancing the functionality of prebiotics and probiotics to safety evaluation, consumer, market and research trends in this important sector. "Functional Dairy Products" is a standard work for food manufacturers developing new dairy products and for all those researching functional foods. Key Features: Provides and authoritative review of the key recent developments in functional dairy foods - Reviews their health benefits, ingredients and product development issues - Edited by two of the world's leading authorities in the field. Readership: Anyone working in the food industry involved with new product development, or researchers and health professionals with particular interests in functional foods (Publisher).