02689nam 2200385 450 991068819960332120230703150932.010.5772/intechopen.98161(CKB)5580000000514619(NjHacI)995580000000514619(EXLCZ)99558000000051461920230703d2022 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierCurrent Topics in Functional Food /edited by Naofumi Shiomi and Anna SavitskayaLondon :IntechOpen,2022.1 online resource (280 pages) illustrations1-80355-794-X Includes bibliographical references.1. Sources and Health Benefits of Functional Food Components -- 2. Categories and Management of Functional Food -- 3. Bioactive Ingredients in Functional Foods: Current Status and Future Trends -- 4. Functional Foods and Antioxidant Effects: Emphasizing the Role of Probiotics -- 5. Is There Still Room to Improve Medicinal Herbs (Functional Herbs) by Gene Editing for Health -- 6. Food-Based PPARγ Ligands -- 7. Food as a Dietary Source of Melatonin and Its Role in Human Health: Present and Future Perspectives -- 8. Ginger in the Prevention of Cardiovascular Diseases -- 9. An Overview of Functional Food -- 10. MIND Diet -- 11. Mushroom; Chemistry, Bioactive Components, and Application -- 12. Edible Mushrooms, a Sustainable Source of Nutrition, Biochemically Active Compounds and Its Effect on Human Health -- 13. Medicinal Mushroom of Potential Pharmaceutical Toxic Importance: Contribution in Phytotherapy -- 14. Medicinal Mushroom Mycelia: Characteristics, Benefits, and Utility in Soybean Fermentation.The market for functional foods is steadily expanding as more people worldwide realize the value of the daily consumption of healthy foods in maintaining good health. Recent studies have revealed new functional compounds in foods. Genetically modified foods will soon be commercially available. This book discusses the characteristics of functional foods and the health benefits of ingredients including ginger, herbs, probiotics, mushrooms, and dairy products. It also provides new ideas for the production of new functional foods and managing health through the daily diet.Functional foodsFunctional foods.613.2Shiomi NaofumiSavitskaya AnnaNjHacINjHaclBOOK9910688199603321Current Topics in Functional Food2994985UNINA