Functional Foods in Asia Current Status and Issues

The Role of Dietary Fat to Produce Chicken Meat as a Functional Food: A Review

Production of chicken meat is an important branch of food industry. Generally, poultry meat farmers aim to produce birds with superior body weight and feed conversion ratio. However, in line with current developments, there are other parameters that must to be taken into account such as lower body fat deposition and improvement in the nutrient composition of products corresponding to consumer r...

Evaluating the Functional Status of Spermatozoa in Smokers Using Hypo-osmotic Swelling Test

Do functional components in foods have a role in helping to solve current health issues?

Functional foods and ingredients that are safe and efficacious have the potential for a positive impact on health. Current regulations in the United States governing claims about foods and dietary supplements, including functional foods and ingredients, are briefly reviewed. Research and communications challenges necessary to bring such products to the market are discussed.

Current status of functional foods in the United States.

Current and potential regulations of functional foods (nutraceuticals) will be discussed with emphasis on those features differentiating nutraceuticals from drugs. Current practices in nutraceutical development and limitations on their marketing and acceptance will be summarized. Comparisons between development and marketing strategies used for herbal and plant products and those used for nutra...

A Review on Garden Asparagus (Asparagus officinalis L.) as a Medicinal and Multipurpose Plant

Garden asparagus (Asparagus officinalis L.) is a perennial plant which belongs to the Asparagaceae family native to Asia, North Africa and Europe. This variety is an economically important crop with a high value in terms of food, drug activity and industry. Asparagus is rich in functional components such as Flavonoids, Saponin and Glutathione with high antioxidation activity. In comparison to 2...