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Plant & Animal Source Based Functional Food

This document discusses different types of plant, animal, microbial, and miscellaneous sources of functional foods. It outlines that plant-based foods contain primary metabolites like proteins and fatty acids, as well as secondary metabolites like antioxidants and phytoestrogens. Animal sources provide omega-3 and fatty acids, as well as peptides. Microbial foods include probiotics to promote gut health, prebiotics to feed probiotic bacteria, and synbiotics containing both. Miscellaneous sources noted are algae for omega-3 and mushrooms for anti-inflammatory properties.

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Plant & Animal Source Based Functional Food

This document discusses different types of plant, animal, microbial, and miscellaneous sources of functional foods. It outlines that plant-based foods contain primary metabolites like proteins and fatty acids, as well as secondary metabolites like antioxidants and phytoestrogens. Animal sources provide omega-3 and fatty acids, as well as peptides. Microbial foods include probiotics to promote gut health, prebiotics to feed probiotic bacteria, and synbiotics containing both. Miscellaneous sources noted are algae for omega-3 and mushrooms for anti-inflammatory properties.

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Plant & Animal Source Based Functional

Foods

Amrita Poonia
Assistant Professor
Centre of Food science and Technology
Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi
Plant Derived Functional Foods
Plant based functional foods are separated into:
Primary metabolites: These include plant proteins, β-glucans and omega-3
fatty acids.
Secondary metabolites: These include phytoestrogens, antioxidants,
vitamins, tocopherols, steroids, gamma-linolenic acid (GLA), and phase II
enzyme inducers (found in Brassica vegetables, acts as functional foods by
glycosylating insoluble toxins to produce soluble compounds that are
excreted).
Animal- Derived Functional Foods
Animal derived functional foods are:
Zoochemicals: Animal- derived functional foods, include omega-
3 & 6 fatty acids, conjugated linolenic acid(CLA), small
peptides, whey & casein and glucosamine.

ώ-3 fatty acids includes alpha linolenic, DHA & EPA fatty acids.
Microbial Functional Foods

Microbial-derived functional foods includes:


Probiotics are living micro organisms administered in sufficient
number to survive in the intestinal ecosystem. eg. L. casei or
Bifidobacter species, which promote health
Prebiotics are dietary components that promote growth of
probiotic bacteria.
Synbiotics contain specific probiotics and prebiotics mixed
together to benefit one another.
Miscellaneous Functional Foods

Some functional foods are derived from Miscellaneous


compounds are:
Algae function by providing omega-3 fatty acids, which enhance
immunity, modulate inflammation & protect against
neurodegenerative diseases.
Mushrooms: Functional foods derived from mushrooms
contain antiviral, antibacterial and anti-inflammatory
properties.

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