Nutraceuticals provide health benefits and can be used to prevent and treat diseases. They include fatty acids, polyphenols, probiotics, phytoestrogens, carotenoids, dietary fiber, herbs, and phytochemicals. Many plant-based foods and nutrients have anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and anticancer properties. Consuming a diet rich in nutraceuticals from foods like fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and herbs can help maximize health and reduce disease risk when combined with exercise and stress reduction.
PMY 6110_1-7-Principles of Nutraceutical Care.pdfMuungoLungwani
This document discusses nutraceuticals, including their definition, examples of functional food components, and regulatory considerations for formulating nutraceuticals and dietary supplements. Some key points:
- Nutraceuticals are foods or nutrients that provide health benefits for preventing or treating disease. They include fatty acids, polyphenols, saponins, probiotics, and phytoestrogens.
- Formulating nutraceuticals presents challenges due to variations in active ingredients and sensitivities to factors like heat, light, and moisture. Finished products must meet specifications for identity, purity, strength, and stability.
- Regulatory requirements for claims substantiation, manufacturing, and product registration vary globally and can
This document provides information about nutraceuticals from K.Sudheer Kumar of the Department of Pharmacognosy at Chilkur Balaji College of Pharmacy in Hyderabad. It defines nutraceuticals as nutrient and non-nutrient compounds in food that have health promoting or disease preventing properties. Some examples of nutraceuticals described include prebiotics, probiotics, dietary fibers, omega-3 fatty acids, and antioxidants. The document also discusses various nutrients and herbal compounds that are commonly used as nutraceuticals and provides examples of their health benefits.
1. Nutraceuticals are foods or food components that provide health benefits, including the prevention and treatment of disease. Common nutraceuticals include probiotics, prebiotics, antioxidants, herbs, vitamins, and minerals.
2. The document discusses several nutraceuticals like spirulina, garlic, fenugreek, ginseng, and their uses in supporting health. For example, spirulina is an immunostimulant and can help treat viral infections, and garlic has antihypertensive and anticancer properties.
3. The Indian nutraceutical market was valued at $1.48 billion in 2011 and is projected to reach $2.73 billion by 2016, demonstrating
The document discusses nutraceuticals and functional foods. It defines nutraceuticals as pharmaceutical-grade nutrients that provide medicinal or health benefits. Examples given include garlic and soybeans. Functional foods are foods that have a positive health effect beyond basic nutrition, such as oatmeal providing soluble fiber to lower cholesterol. The document also discusses various vitamins, minerals, herbs and other compounds that are commonly used as nutraceuticals to promote health and reduce disease risk. It emphasizes that a diet rich in nutraceuticals, along with exercise and stress reduction, can maximize health benefits.
This document discusses nutraceuticals and their health benefits. It defines nutraceuticals as foods or nutrients that provide health benefits, including preventing and treating diseases. Nutraceuticals are classified as nutrients, herbals, or dietary supplements. Common nutrients used as nutraceuticals include vitamins and minerals which support bone, heart, eye, and brain health. Herbals like garlic, ginger, and green tea have anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties. The document lists several fruits and vegetables that are rich in health-promoting phytochemicals and provides examples of how food can be enhanced or fortified with active ingredients to maximize their nutraceutical effects on the body.
This document discusses nutraceuticals, which are foods or food components that provide health benefits. It defines nutraceuticals and outlines their classification based on beneficial ingredients or therapeutic uses. Some common nutraceuticals like lycopene, leutin, vitamins, minerals, herbs, and phytochemicals are described. The health benefits of different nutrients are highlighted. In conclusion, nutraceuticals are naturally present in many foods and consuming a diet rich in these can help maximize health and reduce disease risk.
Nutraceuticals provide health benefits and can help prevent and treat diseases. They include nutrients, herbs, dietary supplements, and functional food components. Some examples that were discussed include vitamins, minerals, polyphenols, carotenoids, and phytosterols. Nutraceuticals are found naturally in many foods and their concentration can be increased through food fortification, fermentation, and dietary modifications to promote optimal health.
This document discusses nutraceuticals and their health benefits. It defines nutraceuticals as foods or food components that provide medical or health benefits, including the prevention and treatment of disease. Some key points include:
- Nutraceuticals include probiotics, prebiotics, antioxidants, herbs, and other functional food components. They are associated with preventing major diseases like heart disease, cancer, hypertension and diabetes.
- Nutraceuticals are preferred over pharmaceuticals due to being natural, less toxic substances that consumers believe are safer. They are also seen as helping to reduce healthcare costs.
- The document outlines various categories of nutraceuticals and provides examples of components and their health functions
PMY 6110_1-7-Principles of Nutraceutical Care.pdfMuungoLungwani
This document discusses nutraceuticals, including their definition, examples of functional food components, and regulatory considerations for formulating nutraceuticals and dietary supplements. Some key points:
- Nutraceuticals are foods or nutrients that provide health benefits for preventing or treating disease. They include fatty acids, polyphenols, saponins, probiotics, and phytoestrogens.
- Formulating nutraceuticals presents challenges due to variations in active ingredients and sensitivities to factors like heat, light, and moisture. Finished products must meet specifications for identity, purity, strength, and stability.
- Regulatory requirements for claims substantiation, manufacturing, and product registration vary globally and can
This document provides information about nutraceuticals from K.Sudheer Kumar of the Department of Pharmacognosy at Chilkur Balaji College of Pharmacy in Hyderabad. It defines nutraceuticals as nutrient and non-nutrient compounds in food that have health promoting or disease preventing properties. Some examples of nutraceuticals described include prebiotics, probiotics, dietary fibers, omega-3 fatty acids, and antioxidants. The document also discusses various nutrients and herbal compounds that are commonly used as nutraceuticals and provides examples of their health benefits.
1. Nutraceuticals are foods or food components that provide health benefits, including the prevention and treatment of disease. Common nutraceuticals include probiotics, prebiotics, antioxidants, herbs, vitamins, and minerals.
2. The document discusses several nutraceuticals like spirulina, garlic, fenugreek, ginseng, and their uses in supporting health. For example, spirulina is an immunostimulant and can help treat viral infections, and garlic has antihypertensive and anticancer properties.
3. The Indian nutraceutical market was valued at $1.48 billion in 2011 and is projected to reach $2.73 billion by 2016, demonstrating
The document discusses nutraceuticals and functional foods. It defines nutraceuticals as pharmaceutical-grade nutrients that provide medicinal or health benefits. Examples given include garlic and soybeans. Functional foods are foods that have a positive health effect beyond basic nutrition, such as oatmeal providing soluble fiber to lower cholesterol. The document also discusses various vitamins, minerals, herbs and other compounds that are commonly used as nutraceuticals to promote health and reduce disease risk. It emphasizes that a diet rich in nutraceuticals, along with exercise and stress reduction, can maximize health benefits.
This document discusses nutraceuticals and their health benefits. It defines nutraceuticals as foods or nutrients that provide health benefits, including preventing and treating diseases. Nutraceuticals are classified as nutrients, herbals, or dietary supplements. Common nutrients used as nutraceuticals include vitamins and minerals which support bone, heart, eye, and brain health. Herbals like garlic, ginger, and green tea have anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties. The document lists several fruits and vegetables that are rich in health-promoting phytochemicals and provides examples of how food can be enhanced or fortified with active ingredients to maximize their nutraceutical effects on the body.
This document discusses nutraceuticals, which are foods or food components that provide health benefits. It defines nutraceuticals and outlines their classification based on beneficial ingredients or therapeutic uses. Some common nutraceuticals like lycopene, leutin, vitamins, minerals, herbs, and phytochemicals are described. The health benefits of different nutrients are highlighted. In conclusion, nutraceuticals are naturally present in many foods and consuming a diet rich in these can help maximize health and reduce disease risk.
Nutraceuticals provide health benefits and can help prevent and treat diseases. They include nutrients, herbs, dietary supplements, and functional food components. Some examples that were discussed include vitamins, minerals, polyphenols, carotenoids, and phytosterols. Nutraceuticals are found naturally in many foods and their concentration can be increased through food fortification, fermentation, and dietary modifications to promote optimal health.
This document discusses nutraceuticals and their health benefits. It defines nutraceuticals as foods or food components that provide medical or health benefits, including the prevention and treatment of disease. Some key points include:
- Nutraceuticals include probiotics, prebiotics, antioxidants, herbs, and other functional food components. They are associated with preventing major diseases like heart disease, cancer, hypertension and diabetes.
- Nutraceuticals are preferred over pharmaceuticals due to being natural, less toxic substances that consumers believe are safer. They are also seen as helping to reduce healthcare costs.
- The document outlines various categories of nutraceuticals and provides examples of components and their health functions
Nutritional supplements and nutraceuticalsTom Dot U
nutraceuticals are substances provides distinct health and medicinal benifits, classification prebiotics.......lycopene.........................................
NUTRACEUTICAL is a new way of medicine. It means nutrition in pharmaceuticals. It is a food that provide health benefits including prevention of disease.
This document provides an overview of nutraceutical foods and their relation to diseases. It discusses the history and definitions of nutraceuticals, how they are classified based on their natural source or added ingredients. Specific nutraceuticals like probiotics, polyphenols, and spices are described. The document also explores how nutraceuticals can be used as therapeutic agents to treat cardiovascular disease, obesity, diabetes, cancer, and other conditions by providing health benefits and reducing disease risk.
Nutraceuticals is a substance that may be considered a food or part of a food which provides medical or health benefits, encompassing prevention and treatment of disease.
The document provides an overview of nutraceuticals. It defines nutraceuticals as food or food components that provide health benefits, including the prevention and treatment of disease. Nutraceuticals are classified into nutrients, herbals/phytochemicals, and dietary supplements. Common examples of disease areas that nutraceuticals can benefit include joint health, cardiovascular health, eye health, and cancer prevention. The global nutraceutical market is growing and includes functional foods, functional beverages, and dietary supplements. Some popular marketed nutraceutical products are also mentioned.
1) Nutraceuticals are foods or food components that provide health benefits, including the prevention and treatment of disease. They range from isolated nutrients, dietary supplements, specific diets, and herbal products.
2) There is a slight difference between functional foods and nutraceuticals - functional foods provide nutrients for healthy survival when prepared intelligently, while nutraceuticals aid in disease prevention/treatment.
3) Common types of nutraceuticals include dietary supplements, functional foods, medicinal foods, and pharmafoods. Probiotics, prebiotics, and antioxidants are also considered nutraceuticals.
This document discusses food as medicine and nutraceuticals. It provides examples of functional food components like fatty acids, polyphenols, saponins, probiotics, phytoestrogens, and carotenoids. These components are found in foods like milk, fish, fruits, vegetables, soybeans, and grains. They provide health benefits such as reducing cancer and heart disease risk, improving digestive and bone health. The document also discusses nutrients like vitamins, minerals, and herbals that are commonly used in nutraceuticals and their health effects. Overall, the document promotes adopting a diet with foods and nutrients that can prevent and treat diseases.
This document discusses food as medicine and nutraceuticals. It provides examples of functional food components like fatty acids, polyphenols, saponins, probiotics, phytoestrogens, and carotenoids. These components are found in foods like milk, fish, tea, soybeans, yogurt, and vegetables. They provide health benefits such as reducing cancer risk, improving heart health, and supporting digestive health. The document also discusses nutrients like vitamins, minerals, and herbals that are commonly used as nutraceuticals and their potential health benefits. Overall, the document promotes adopting a diet focused on whole, natural foods that can help prevent and treat disease.
This document discusses nutraceuticals and why they are preferred over medicines. Some key points:
- Nutraceuticals are foods or nutrients that provide health benefits like preventing or treating disease. They bridge the gap between food and medicine.
- Nutraceuticals have advantages over pharmaceuticals like working to prevent diseases rather than just treating symptoms. They offer risk factor modification for those with existing diseases.
- Common nutraceuticals include probiotics, prebiotics, antioxidants, polyphenols, and fatty acids which can benefit conditions like heart health, digestion, cancer prevention, and more.
- The FDA approves certain health claims for nutraceuticals that can reduce risks of high blood pressure,
The document discusses the history and definition of functional foods. It began in Japan in the 1980s with fortified foods and the first product being a soft drink containing dietary fiber in 1988. Functional foods are natural or processed foods that provide clinically proven health benefits. The largest markets are the US, Europe, Japan and others. Functional foods can help increase life expectancy and quality of life by potentially reducing diseases like CVD, cancer and osteoporosis. Common types include cereals, legumes, vegetables, fruits and probiotics containing various bioactive compounds and providing health benefits.
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This document discusses functional foods and nutraceuticals. It defines functional foods as foods that provide specific health benefits beyond basic nutrition. Nutraceuticals are foods or food components that have medical or health benefits, including disease prevention or treatment. Examples of functional components in foods are given, along with their potential health benefits and sources. The document also discusses probiotic foods, prebiotic foods, and plant stanols/sterols, and their relationships to functional foods and nutraceuticals. Classification systems for nutraceuticals are presented based on their natural sources and chemical constituents.
Functional foods and nutraceuticals provide health benefits beyond basic nutrition. Functional foods contain antioxidants that fight free radicals and may reduce inflammation, disease risk, and support gut and immune health. Nutraceuticals are food substances with additional health benefits, including preventing diseases. Both may protect against nutrient deficiencies through fortification and protect against chronic diseases by providing antioxidants and nutrients like omega-3 fatty acids. They also promote proper growth and development by ensuring intake of nutrients like folate, DHA, and vitamins. Nutraceuticals show potential in cancer treatment by regulating genes and inhibiting overexpressed oncogenes. They also act as antioxidants, aid weight loss and treat diabetes and cardiovascular diseases by affecting insulin sensitivity and cellular metabolism
The document discusses nutrition and hydration for long-term care residents. It identifies the six basic nutrients as water, carbohydrates, protein, fats, vitamins, and minerals. It explains MyPlate and special diets. It describes factors that influence food preferences and how to assist residents in maintaining fluid balance and preventing unintended weight loss. It also identifies ways to promote appetites at mealtime such as making food look, taste, and smell good and allowing plenty of time to eat.
This document discusses phytochemicals, which are compounds found in plants that provide health benefits to humans. It defines phytochemicals and describes some of their main functions, including antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. The document then examines several types of phytochemicals in depth, including carotenoids, phenolic acids, flavonoids, terpenoids, and curcuminoids, and discusses their sources and health benefits.
This document discusses nutraceuticals, which provide both nutritional value and health benefits. Nutraceuticals include foods like spirulina and garlic. Spirulina is a type of blue-green algae that contains proteins, lipids, carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals, and enzymes. It has various health benefits such as reducing cholesterol and preventing HIV replication. Garlic contains allicin and other compounds. It has properties like being analgesic, antibacterial, and helping to reduce blood pressure and blood sugar levels. The document classifies nutraceuticals and discusses several examples and their uses.
Pecans provide numerous health benefits. They are high in plant sterols that can lower cholesterol and reduce the risk of heart disease. Pecans also contain antioxidants that can fight aging, protect against cancer, reduce inflammation, and improve skin health. Additionally, pecans support bone, brain, digestive, immune and prostate health.
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The document discusses the role of nutraceuticals in the treatment of diabetes. It defines nutraceuticals as foods or food components that provide medical benefits such as preventing or treating illness. Common nutraceuticals discussed include vitamins, minerals, herbs, probiotics, and dietary supplements. Specific nutraceuticals that may help treat diabetes include cinnamon, gymnema, and alpha-lipoic acid which can improve insulin sensitivity and blood sugar control. The document also examines the use of nutraceuticals to treat hypertension and atherosclerosis.
Nutritional supplements and nutraceuticalsTom Dot U
nutraceuticals are substances provides distinct health and medicinal benifits, classification prebiotics.......lycopene.........................................
NUTRACEUTICAL is a new way of medicine. It means nutrition in pharmaceuticals. It is a food that provide health benefits including prevention of disease.
This document provides an overview of nutraceutical foods and their relation to diseases. It discusses the history and definitions of nutraceuticals, how they are classified based on their natural source or added ingredients. Specific nutraceuticals like probiotics, polyphenols, and spices are described. The document also explores how nutraceuticals can be used as therapeutic agents to treat cardiovascular disease, obesity, diabetes, cancer, and other conditions by providing health benefits and reducing disease risk.
Nutraceuticals is a substance that may be considered a food or part of a food which provides medical or health benefits, encompassing prevention and treatment of disease.
The document provides an overview of nutraceuticals. It defines nutraceuticals as food or food components that provide health benefits, including the prevention and treatment of disease. Nutraceuticals are classified into nutrients, herbals/phytochemicals, and dietary supplements. Common examples of disease areas that nutraceuticals can benefit include joint health, cardiovascular health, eye health, and cancer prevention. The global nutraceutical market is growing and includes functional foods, functional beverages, and dietary supplements. Some popular marketed nutraceutical products are also mentioned.
1) Nutraceuticals are foods or food components that provide health benefits, including the prevention and treatment of disease. They range from isolated nutrients, dietary supplements, specific diets, and herbal products.
2) There is a slight difference between functional foods and nutraceuticals - functional foods provide nutrients for healthy survival when prepared intelligently, while nutraceuticals aid in disease prevention/treatment.
3) Common types of nutraceuticals include dietary supplements, functional foods, medicinal foods, and pharmafoods. Probiotics, prebiotics, and antioxidants are also considered nutraceuticals.
This document discusses food as medicine and nutraceuticals. It provides examples of functional food components like fatty acids, polyphenols, saponins, probiotics, phytoestrogens, and carotenoids. These components are found in foods like milk, fish, fruits, vegetables, soybeans, and grains. They provide health benefits such as reducing cancer and heart disease risk, improving digestive and bone health. The document also discusses nutrients like vitamins, minerals, and herbals that are commonly used in nutraceuticals and their health effects. Overall, the document promotes adopting a diet with foods and nutrients that can prevent and treat diseases.
This document discusses food as medicine and nutraceuticals. It provides examples of functional food components like fatty acids, polyphenols, saponins, probiotics, phytoestrogens, and carotenoids. These components are found in foods like milk, fish, tea, soybeans, yogurt, and vegetables. They provide health benefits such as reducing cancer risk, improving heart health, and supporting digestive health. The document also discusses nutrients like vitamins, minerals, and herbals that are commonly used as nutraceuticals and their potential health benefits. Overall, the document promotes adopting a diet focused on whole, natural foods that can help prevent and treat disease.
This document discusses nutraceuticals and why they are preferred over medicines. Some key points:
- Nutraceuticals are foods or nutrients that provide health benefits like preventing or treating disease. They bridge the gap between food and medicine.
- Nutraceuticals have advantages over pharmaceuticals like working to prevent diseases rather than just treating symptoms. They offer risk factor modification for those with existing diseases.
- Common nutraceuticals include probiotics, prebiotics, antioxidants, polyphenols, and fatty acids which can benefit conditions like heart health, digestion, cancer prevention, and more.
- The FDA approves certain health claims for nutraceuticals that can reduce risks of high blood pressure,
The document discusses the history and definition of functional foods. It began in Japan in the 1980s with fortified foods and the first product being a soft drink containing dietary fiber in 1988. Functional foods are natural or processed foods that provide clinically proven health benefits. The largest markets are the US, Europe, Japan and others. Functional foods can help increase life expectancy and quality of life by potentially reducing diseases like CVD, cancer and osteoporosis. Common types include cereals, legumes, vegetables, fruits and probiotics containing various bioactive compounds and providing health benefits.
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This document discusses functional foods and nutraceuticals. It defines functional foods as foods that provide specific health benefits beyond basic nutrition. Nutraceuticals are foods or food components that have medical or health benefits, including disease prevention or treatment. Examples of functional components in foods are given, along with their potential health benefits and sources. The document also discusses probiotic foods, prebiotic foods, and plant stanols/sterols, and their relationships to functional foods and nutraceuticals. Classification systems for nutraceuticals are presented based on their natural sources and chemical constituents.
Functional foods and nutraceuticals provide health benefits beyond basic nutrition. Functional foods contain antioxidants that fight free radicals and may reduce inflammation, disease risk, and support gut and immune health. Nutraceuticals are food substances with additional health benefits, including preventing diseases. Both may protect against nutrient deficiencies through fortification and protect against chronic diseases by providing antioxidants and nutrients like omega-3 fatty acids. They also promote proper growth and development by ensuring intake of nutrients like folate, DHA, and vitamins. Nutraceuticals show potential in cancer treatment by regulating genes and inhibiting overexpressed oncogenes. They also act as antioxidants, aid weight loss and treat diabetes and cardiovascular diseases by affecting insulin sensitivity and cellular metabolism
The document discusses nutrition and hydration for long-term care residents. It identifies the six basic nutrients as water, carbohydrates, protein, fats, vitamins, and minerals. It explains MyPlate and special diets. It describes factors that influence food preferences and how to assist residents in maintaining fluid balance and preventing unintended weight loss. It also identifies ways to promote appetites at mealtime such as making food look, taste, and smell good and allowing plenty of time to eat.
This document discusses phytochemicals, which are compounds found in plants that provide health benefits to humans. It defines phytochemicals and describes some of their main functions, including antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. The document then examines several types of phytochemicals in depth, including carotenoids, phenolic acids, flavonoids, terpenoids, and curcuminoids, and discusses their sources and health benefits.
This document discusses nutraceuticals, which provide both nutritional value and health benefits. Nutraceuticals include foods like spirulina and garlic. Spirulina is a type of blue-green algae that contains proteins, lipids, carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals, and enzymes. It has various health benefits such as reducing cholesterol and preventing HIV replication. Garlic contains allicin and other compounds. It has properties like being analgesic, antibacterial, and helping to reduce blood pressure and blood sugar levels. The document classifies nutraceuticals and discusses several examples and their uses.
Pecans provide numerous health benefits. They are high in plant sterols that can lower cholesterol and reduce the risk of heart disease. Pecans also contain antioxidants that can fight aging, protect against cancer, reduce inflammation, and improve skin health. Additionally, pecans support bone, brain, digestive, immune and prostate health.
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The document discusses the role of nutraceuticals in the treatment of diabetes. It defines nutraceuticals as foods or food components that provide medical benefits such as preventing or treating illness. Common nutraceuticals discussed include vitamins, minerals, herbs, probiotics, and dietary supplements. Specific nutraceuticals that may help treat diabetes include cinnamon, gymnema, and alpha-lipoic acid which can improve insulin sensitivity and blood sugar control. The document also examines the use of nutraceuticals to treat hypertension and atherosclerosis.
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1. NUTRACEUTICALS:
Let Food be Your Medicine
MAYANK TANDON & Dr. S.N. RAI
Division of Animal Nutrition,
National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, INDIA.
E-mail: mayanktandon1@gmail.com
3. • Greek Physician Hippocrates,
Known as father of Medicine.
(said several centuries ago)
“Let Food be Your Medicine”
The Philosophy behind is:
“Focus on Prevention”
4. • The term “Nutraceutical” was coined from
“Nutrition” & “Pharmaceutical” in 1989 by
Stephen DeFelice,
MD, Founder and Chairman of the Foundation
for Innovation in Medicine (FIM).
• Other words used in the context:
Dietary supplementation, Functional, Multi-
functional Foods, etc.
5. • Nutraceutical can be defined as
“ A food or part of food or nutrient, that
provides health benefits, including the
prevention and treatment of a disease.”
6. Class /
components
Source Potential benefit
1. Fatty acids
CLA
Milk & Meat Improve body
composition,
reduce cancers
n-3 FA(DHA,
EPA)
Fish oils, berseem &
maize
fodder,mustard,linseed,
rapeseed
Reduce CVD &
improve mental,
visual function
EXAMPLES OF FUNCTIONAL COMPONENTS
7. Class /
components
Source Potential benefit
2. Polyphenols
Anthocyanidin
e
Fruits Nutralises free
radicals, reduce
risk of cancer
Catechins Tea,babul pods,mustard
cake,rape seed,salseed
Flavonone Citrus
Flavones Fruits, vegetables,soya
bean
proanthocyani
dine
Cocoa,
chocolate,tea,rape seed
Reduce CVD
EXAMPLES OF FUNCTIONAL COMPONENTS
8. 3. Saponins Soybeans,GNC,lucer
ne,chick pea
Lower cholesterol,
anti cancer
4.Probiotics / Prebiotics / Synbiotics
Lactobacillus Dahi,yogurt Improve GI health
Fructo -
oligosaccharides
Whole grains,
onions, combination
of Pro & Prebiotics
5.Phytoestrogen
Daidzein ,
Zenistein
Soybean, flax,
lentilseed,maize,
berseem,lucerne,sub
abul fodder
Reduce menopause
symptoms, bone
health
Lignans Flax,rye, vegetables Reduce cancer and
heart diseases
10. Brand name Components Function
Betatene Carotenoids Immune function
Xangold Lutein esters Eye health
Lipoec -lipoic acid Potent
antioxidant
Generol Phytosterol CHD reduction
Premium
probiotics
probiotics Intestinal
disorder
Soylife Soyabean
phytoestrogen
Bone health
NUTRACEUTICALS AVAILABLE IN MARKET
11. Brand name Components Function
Z-trim Wheat Zero calorie fat
replacer
Linumlife Lignan extract flax Prostate health
Fenulife Fenugreek
galactomannon
Control blood
sugar
Teamax Green tea extract Potent antioxidant
Marinol 3 FA, DHA, EPA Heart health
protection
Clarinol CLA Weight loss
ingredient
Cholestaid Saponin Reduce cholesterol
NUTRACEUTICALS AVAILABLE IN MARKET
12. Broadly can be defined as:
• Nutrients: Substances which have established
Nutritional functions e.g. Vitamins, Minerals, Amino
Acids, Fatty acids, etc.
• Herbals/ Phytochemicals: Herbs or Botanical
products
• Dietary Supplements: Probiotics, Prebiotics,
Antioxidents, Enzymes, etc.
13. NUTRIENTS
• Most common Nutrients used/ supplemented
as Nutraceutical are:
Minerals and Vitamins.
or in combination
or in combination with other antioxidants
14. Health Benefits of different common
nutrients
• Vitamins
Fat Soluble Vitamins
• Vitamin A: Acts as antioxidant, essential for growth
and development, maintains healthy vision, skin and
mucous membranes, may aid in the prevention and
treatment of certain cancers and in the treatment of
certain skin disorders.
15. • Vitamin D: Essential for formation of bones and
teeth, helps the body to absorb and use
calcium
• Vitamin E: Antioxidant, helps to form blood
cells, boosts immune system
• Vitamin K: Essential for blood clotting
16. Water Soluble Vitamins
• Vitamin C: Antioxidant, necessary for healthy
bones, gums, teeth and skin. Helps in wound
healing, prevent from common cold
• Vitamin B 1: Helps in carbohydrate metabolism,
essential for neurological function.
• Vitamin B 2: Energy metabolism, maintain
healthy eye, skin and nerve function.
17. • Vitamin B 3: Energy metabolism, brain function
• Vitamin B 6: Helps to produce essential
proteins, convert proteins to energy
• Vitamin B 12: Help in producing genetic
material, formation of RBC, maintenance of
CNS, synthesis of amino acids, involved in
metabolism of protein, fat and carbohydrate.
18. • Folic acid: Helps in RBC formation, formation of
genetic material of cell, very much essential
during pregnancy
• Pantothenic acid: Aids in synthesis of
cholesterol, steroids, and fatty acids, crucial for
intraneuronal synthesis of acetylcholine
19. Vitamins like Compounds
• L- Carnitine: Helps in oxidation of fatty acids, role in
oxidative phosphorylation,
• Choline: Lipotropic agent, used to treat fatty liver and
disturbed fat metabolism,
• Inositol: For amino acid transport and movement of
Potassium and sodium,
• Taurine: Helps in retinal photoreceptor activity, bile
acid conjugation, WBC antioxidant activity, CNS
neuromodulation, platelet aggregation, cardiac
contractibility, sperm motility, insuline activity,
20. • Minerals:
• Calcium: essential for bone and teeth, maintaining
bone strength, nerve, muscle and glandular function,
blood clotting,
• Iron: energy production, Hb, oxygen transport,
• Magnesium: for healthy nerve and muscle function,
bone formation,
• Phosphorous: energy production, phosphorylation
process, bone and teeth, for genetic material,
21. • Cobalt: component of Vit. B 12 and B 12
coenzymes,
• Copper: Hb and collagen production, function of
heart, energy production, absorption of Iron,
• Iodine: proper function of Thyroid gland,
• Chromium: with insulin it helps in conversion of
carbohydrate and fat into energy, treatment of
diabetes,
22. • Selenium: Antioxidant, functioning of heart
muscle, part of GPX enzyme,
• Zinc: Essential for cell reproduction, for
development in Neonates, wound healing,
production of sperm and testosterone
hormone,
24. • Ginseng: Adaptogen,
• Green tea: Antioxidant, reduces risk of CVD,
enhances humoral and cell mediated Immunity,
• Vegetables, fruits, whole grain, herbs, nuts and
various seeds contain an abundance of
phenolic compounds, terpenoids, sulphur
compounds, pigments etc. that has been
associated with protection / treatment of certain
disease conditions,
25. •Phytochemicals:
• Phytochemicals could provide health benefits
as:
1. Substrate for biochemical reactions
2. Cofactors of enzymatic reactions
3. Inhibitors of enzymatic reactions
4. Absorbents that bind to & eliminate undesirable
constituent in the intestine
5. Scavengers of reactive or toxic chemicals
26. 6. Enhance the absorption and / or stability of
essential nutrients
7. Selective growth factor for beneficial bacteria
8. Fermentation substrate for beneficial bacteria
9. Selective inhibitors of deleterious intestinal
bacteria
27. Various Phytochemicals
Phytochemicals Source Role
Tocotrienols &
tocopherols
Grains Suppressed the growth of
diverse tumors cell lines via
initiation of apoptosis and
concomitant arrest of cells in
the G1 phase of the cell cycle
Carotenoids Fruits &
vegetables
Antioxidants, protects against
uterine, prostate, colorectal,
lung and digestive tract
cancers, and protection to
other antioxidants.
28. Limonoids Citrus fruits Inhibiting phase I
enzymes & inducing
phase II detoxification
enzymes in liver, provide
protection to lung tissue.
Phytosterols Various
plants
Exhibit anti-inflammatory,
anti-neoplastic, anti-
pyretic & immune-
modulating activity,
decrease cholesterol
Phenolic
constituents
Various
plants,
wholegrain
Antioxidants, lowers the
risk of CHD, diabetes,
hypertension etc.
30. Anthocyanidins Fruits & flowers Antioxidants & anti-
mutagenic properties
Glucosinolates Cruciferous Activators of liver
detoxification
enzymes, inhibit the
neoplastic effect of
various carcinogens
Indoles Reduces estrogen-
dependent cancer
risk,
Fiber Various
vegetables,
fruits,
Protects against
colorectal diseases,
31. Method to enhance active
components in food
• Manipulating the diet to get maximum
level of active components
• Combination of food ingredients rich in
nutraceuticals
• Fortifying food with active ingredients
• By fermentation of food products
• Changing food habits to natural type of
diet
32. CONCLUSION
• Nutraceuticals are present in most of the food
ingredients with varying concentration
• Concentration, time and duration of supply of
nutraceuticals influence human health
• Manipulating the foods, the concentration of
active ingredients can be increased
• Diet rich in nutraceuticals along with regular
exercise, stress reduction and maintenance of
healthy body weight will maximise health and
reduce disease risk