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Editorial-Special Issue - Nutraceuticals in human health and disease

dc.contributor.authorEstevinho, Leticia M.
dc.date.accessioned2020-06-08T15:02:14Z
dc.date.available2020-06-08T15:02:14Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.description.abstractThe term “nutraceutical”, derived from the words “nutrition” and “pharmaceutical” was coined in 1989 to describe substances that could be used as foods that possess health benefits. The range of nutraceutical products is widely diverse and may be divided into three main categories: (i) natural products, comprising, among others, herbs and spices; (ii) dietary supplements; and (iii) functional foods. Based on food sources, nutraceuticals can be classified as: (i) dietary fibres of plant origin; (ii) probiotics, which are live microbial feed supplements; (iii) prebiotics, dietary ingredients that selectively alter the composition or metabolism of gut microbiota; (iv) polyunsaturated fatty acids, omega-3 or omega-6 fatty-acids; (v) antioxidant vitamins, including vitamin C, vitamin E and carotenoids; (vi) biologically active phytochemicals like polyphenols; and (vii) spices, whose main components are terpenes and other constituents of essential oils.pt_PT
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dc.identifier.citationEstevinho, Leticia M. (2018). Editorial-Special Issue - Nutraceuticals in human health and disease. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. ISSN 1661-6596. 19:4, p. 1-3pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/ijms19041213pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn1661-6596
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10198/22035
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherMDPIpt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectBioactivespt_PT
dc.titleEditorial-Special Issue - Nutraceuticals in human health and diseasept_PT
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oaire.citation.titleInternational Journal of Molecular Sciencespt_PT
oaire.citation.volume19, 1213pt_PT
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person.givenNameLetícia M.
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