Asian functional foods

[...]... Prepared from Grain for Improving Functional and Nutritive Values of Asian Foods 103 George E Inglett, Craig J Carriere, and Saipin Maneepun xix 5 Antiaging Properties of Asian Functional Foods: A Historical Topic Closely Linked to Longevity 129 Yi Dang 6 A New Treatment and Prevention Strategy for Human Papillomaviruses 145 Karen J Auborn 7 Traditional Functional Foods in Korea 159 Su-Rae Lee 8 Evolution... Kwon 9 Asian Fish Sauce as a Source of Nutrition 215 Chaufah Thongthai and Asbjørn Gildberg 10 Nutraceuticals from Seafood and Seafood By-Products 267 Fereidoon Shahidi 11 Functional Foods from Meat Animals 289 Youling L Xiong 12 Functional Foods from Fruit and Fruit Products 303 John Shi and James H Moy 13 Functional Foods from Fermented Vegetable Products: Kimchi (Korean Fermented Vegetables) and Functionality... Antioxidants and Other Functional Extracts from Sugarcane xxi 411 Kenji Koge, Michael Saska, and Chung Chi Chou 16 Functional Foods from Garlic and Onion 433 Toyohiko Ariga and Taiichiro Seki 17 Functional Foods from Date Fruits 491 Jiwan S Sidhu and Suad N Al-Hooti 18 Functional Foods and Products from Japanese Green Tea 525 Teruo Miyazawa and Kiyotaka Nakagawa 19 Miso as a Functional Food 537 W J... favorably affects mood • Pre- and probiotic foods • Immune system enhancing foods Regional origin and certification of foods Functional Foods and Their Impact on Nutrition and Health 5 Biotechnology can greatly advance staples farming, and undoubtedly, the production of functional foods is a ray of hope in the fight against malnutrition Genetically improved foods with a higher yield and more resistance... Functional Food 537 W J Mullin 20 Fermented Soybean Products as Functional Foods: Functional Properties of Doenjang (Fermented Soybean Paste) 555 Kun-Young Park and Keun-Ok Jung 21 Conventional and Emerging Food Processing Technologies for Asian Functional Food Production 597 Hao Feng and Scott A Morris Index 635 xxii Shi, Ho, and Shahidi 1 Functional Foods and Their Impact on Nutrition and Health: Opportunities... microbiological safety of foods Illness related to the chemical safety of foods (e.g., pesticide residues) Food Characteristics Eco-sensitive foods (e.g., produced in sustainable ways; biodegradable or edible packaging; identifiable biosecurity for animal-derived foods; nature of genetic material) Technologies which minimize postharvest loss, increase shelf life and maintain palatability Nutrient-dense foods; fish... Table of Contents 1 Functional Foods and Their Impact on Nutrition and Health: Opportunities in the Asia Pacific 1 Mark L Wahlqvist and Naiyana Wattanapenpaiboon 2 Asian Herbal Products: The Basis for Development of High-Quality Dietary Supplements and New Medicines 21 Kuo-Hsiung Lee, Hideji Itokawa, and Mutsuo Kozuka 3 Chemistry, Pharmacology, and Quality Control of Selected Popular Asian Herbs in the... able to predict overall mortality,30 favorable patterns have also been shown to reduce mortality Studies have shown that consuming a wide variety of foods, especially plant foods, 45 and having a proportionately higher intake of plant foods relative to animal foods is associated with longevity.30,46,47 Loss of Traditional Food Culture Economic development together with recent technological innovation and... from the Asian migration to Australia There has been a decrease in energy expenditures, an increase in food energy density (through increased fat and sugary drink consumption), and a decrease in certain health protective foods (lentils, soy, green leaf vegetables) and beverages (tea), amongst Asians in Australia However, food acculturation with migration is generally bidirectional The process of “Asianification”... recent information for those interested in the field of nutraceuticals and functional foods There is a growing body of knowledge, sometimes arising from epidemiological studies and often substantiated by preclinical and clinical studies, demonstrating the relationship between diet and health status Many of the bioactives present in foods, from both plant and animal sources, have been shown to be effective . more people believe that Asian functional foods can prevent diseases, maintain health, and make their dream of living longer and healthy come true. The long history of Asian functional foods, where herbal products. from foods. Traditionally, Asian functional foods were produced on a small scale with manual operations, and then consumed locally. In the last few decades, mass production of functional foods. book, Asian Functional Foods , in the Series of Nutraceutical Science and Tech- nology, was developed. The 21 chapters in this book cover a wide range of traditional Asian functional foods,