Topic 18 Flashcards
•an isolated or extracted component of a food or plant material
•Usually manufactured in a medicinal form
•Demonstrated to be protective against a chronic disease or condition
Nutraceuticals
•Similar in appearance to normal food
•Can be a conventional food
•Had physiological effect beyond normal nutrition or energy
•Effective in prevention or protection against a chronic disease or condition
Functional Foods
•Naturally occurring chemical compound
•Found in or derived from a plant, animal, or marine source
•Exerts a desired health or wellness benefit
Ex:
Omega-3 fatty acids in flax or fish oils
Beta-glucans from oats and barley
Bioactive compound
•Standardized & characterized preparations, fractions, or extracts.
•Contain bioactive compounds or varying purity
•Used as ingredients my manufacturers in:
Food
Cosmetic sector
Pharmaceutical sector
Functional ingredients
Products that have never been used as food (new processing or GMO)
Novel food
•Foods in their historical form
•May be processed
•Ingredients used over many years
Traditional Food
•Vitamin supplements
•Mineral supplements
•Herbal remedies
•Homeopathic medicines
•Traditional medicine such as traditional Chinese medicine
•Probiotics
•Amino acids & essential fatty acids
Natural Health Product (canada)
Source: Carrots, fruits, veggies
Benefit: Free radicals
Carotenoids:
Alpha-carotene
Beta-carotene
Source: Green veggies
Benefit: Mascular Degeneration
Carotenoids:
Lutein
Source: Tomato products (ketchup)
Benefits: Prostate cancer
Carotenoids:
Lycopene
Source: Wheat bran
Benefit: Breast and colon cancer
Dietary Fibres:
Insoluble fibre
Source: oats, barley
Benefits: CVD, cancers, LDL
Dietary Fibres:
Beta-Glucan
Source: Psyllium
Benefits: CVD, cancers, LDL
Dietary Fibres:
Soluble fibre
Source: Salmon, fish oils
Benefits: CVD, mental & visual functions
Fatty Acids:
Long chain omega-3 fatty acids (DHA/EPA)
Source: Cheese, meat products
Benefits: Body composition, cancer risk
Fatty acids:
Conjugated linoleic acid (CLA)
•Anthocyanidians- fruits- free radicals, cancer
•Catechins - Tea - Free radicals, cancer
•Flavonones - Citrus - free radicals, cancer
•Flavones - Fruit, veggies - free radicals, cancer
•Lignans - Flax, rye, veggies - Cancer, renal failure
•Tannins - Cranberries, cocoa - Urinary tract, CVD
Phenolics
Source: corn oil, tall oil, soybean
Benefits: CVD, LDL, cancer
Plant Sterols
Source: Artichokes, shallots, onion powder
Benefit: GI health, gut microflora
Fructo-oligosaccharides (prebiotics)
Source: Yogurt
Benefit: GI health, gut microflora
Lactobacillus
Source: soybeans
Benefits: Menopause symptoms, CVD, LSL, cancer
Isoflavones
