Definition
Ingrediente that offer health benefits that extend beyond their nutrition value.
2 types of FF
- Conventional –> natural
- Modified –> fortified.
Dosis of betaglucans to lower cholesterol levels
3 gr.
Source: soluble fiber from the oats.
Sources of FF
- Plants
- Animales
- Neutraceuticals
- Industrial
- Symbiotics
Categories of FF
- Conventional: no modified and they are a whole. (fruits, vegetables, cereals)
- Modified: enriched or fortified (calcium, antioxidants, vitamins, fibers, etc).
- Food ingredients: prebiotics.
What’s a bioactive substance?
Food component that influence cell activity and physiological mechanisms and have beneficial effects on health.
Food synergy
Process by which food components work together. (Golden Milk)
Examples of bioactive compounds
- Carotenoids
- Phytoesterols
- Phenolic compounds
- Organosulfurs
Biological functions of FF
- Gene expression
- Carcinogens DETOX
- DNA protection
- Inti-inflammatory effects
Beyadona
Makes you relax in a great dosis.
What does the nutraceuticals are?
Only the component.
What make a food, functional?
The bioactive compounds
Nutrigenomics
How food affects our DNA
Nutrigenetics
How DNA affects food compounds.
What do enzymes from phase 1 and 2 do?
Transform the compounds into sth less toxic
Histons
Proteins that rolled DNA to protect it.
Why do women in menopause feel better by eating radishes?
Because of the fitoestrogens.
Effect of curcumine
Anti-inflammatory
“Guardian of our gens”
P53
Characteristics of FF
- Bioactive compounds
- Any type of food
Difference between FF and BC (bioactive compounds)
FF: sth that have a lot of BC
BC: just the ingredients. (if we isolate it –> neutraceutical)
