Nutraceuticals

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What are Nutraceuticals

            Any substances that is food or a part of food and provides extra health benefits or medical benefit, including the prevention and treatment of disease. Such products are known as Nutraceuticals. For example: Dietary supplements , herbal products, processed foods such as cereals soups and beverages.

 

Some example of Nutraceuticals substance

 S.No.                                        Found in food                                               

1. Allyl sulfur

      Compounds -.               Onion and Garlic

2. Isoflavones -.                  Soybeans, legumes

3. Capsaicinoids-.               Pepper fruit

4. EPA and DHA -.               Fish oils

5. Lycopene-.                        Tomato and it's product

6. Resveratrol-.                     Grapes skin, red wine

7. Catechins -.                       Tea, berries

8. Adenosine-.                       Garlic, onion

9. Curcumin-.                         Turmeric

10. Monounsaturated           Tree nuts, olive oil.

      Fatty acids      

Categories of Nutraceuticals:

• 1. Substances, with established nutritional functions, such as Vitamins, minerals, amino acids and fatty acids- NUTRIENTS
• 2. Herbs or botanical products as concentrates and extracts- HERBALS.
• 3. Reagents derived from other sources , example : pyruvate, steroid hormone precursors), serving specific functions, such as sports, nutrition, weight-loss supplements, meal replacements- DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS.