Topic 5
Food science and technology - 1st year
Schema della sezione
-
Unit 7. Functional and nutraceutical food.
Functional foods, food supplements, novel food: definitions. Molecular mechanisms responsible for in vitro and in vivo nutraceutical properties of food and nutrients. Food containing genetically modified (GMO) and organic food: nutritional quality, legislation and safety of use. Metabolic pathways of natural compounds (e.g. nutraceuticals, bioactive lipids, etc.) in food of plant and animal origin. Bioactive lipid compounds in food and nutraceuticals. Study of bioactive compounds and metabolic enzymes involved in the quality and safety of food.