Author: J. Gruenwald
functional beverages industry and at the functional ingredients, health benefits of polyphenols, carotenoids, oils, sterols, natural stimulants and botanicals and discusses their value for functional beverages, Functional Beverages: The Emerging Side of Functional Foods, growing recognition of the key role of foods and beverages in disease prevention and treatment, health benefit beyond the basic nutritional functions, beverages are by far the most active functional food category because of convenience and possibility to meet consumer demands for container contents, size, shape, and appearance, delivering means for nutrients and bioactive compounds including vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, ?-3 fatty acids, plant extracts, and fiber, prebiotics, and probiotics, scientific advances in the emerging area of functional beverages, potential health benefits related to their consumption, potential health benefits related to their consumption
