Food ingredients and supplements: is this the future?

Spirulina; the food for future

Spirulina is a cyanobacterial photosynthesis that is grown commercially in many tropical and subtropical countries and temperate regions for human and animal nutrition. This commercial product is used as a rich source of protein and vitamins in the pharmaceutical, food and chemical industries due to its valuable nutrients. In the last two decades, the production of microalgae for food has incre...

Encapsulation of Food Components and Bioactive Ingredients and Targeted Release

The potential utilization of encapsulation techniques in food, pharmaceutical and agricultural products preparation, presents a new alternative for complementary technologies such as targeting delivery vehicles and carriers for active food ingredients. Encapsulation could be accomplished by different techniques like: simple or complex coacervation, emulsification technique, phase separation, sp...

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Emergence of SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.7 and the Future of Mega Sport Events: Is This the Tipping Point from Pandemic to Endemic?

No abstract as this is an Editorial

Nutraceutical and functional food ingredients for food and pharmaceutical applications.

Food-derived bioactive peptides represent a source of health enhancing components that may be incorporated in functional foods and in pharmaceutical preparations. These peptides are potential modulators of various regulatory processes in the body. Milk proteins are precursors of many different biologically active peptides, e.g. peptides having opioid, hypotensive (angiotensin-converting enzymei...