Opportunities of developing functional foods
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Nanotechnology Applications in Functional Foods; Opportunities and Challenges.
Increasing knowledge on the link between diet and human health has generated a lot of interest in the development of functional foods. However, several challenges, including discovering of beneficial compounds, establishing optimal intake levels, and developing adequate food delivering matrix and product formulations, need to be addressed. A number of new processes and materials derived from na...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Acta Agraria Debreceniensis
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2416-1640,1587-1282
DOI: 10.34101/actaagrar/60/2021