Author: Miloslav Rechcígl
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Dietary supplements
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
Abstract: Nineteen comprehensive review articles describe raw materials from which nutritional supplements are produced and their use in selected foods for human consumption. The reviews are grouped under 3 principal themes; nutritional sources; foods for special uses or populations; and enriched and fortified foods. Topics under nutritional sources include: various protein sources (oilseed, nuts, leaf, fish), milk and milk by-products, wheat, rice, and aquatic vascular plant foods. The papers onfoods for special uses address: elderly diets, human therapeutic diets, parenteral feeding, vegetarian diets, childhood malnutrition diets, and food for use in disasters or famine. The section on enriched and fortified foods covers; vitamin fortification, dairy product nutrient fortifications, fortifications of sugar and infant foods, and health aspects of salt fortification. Extensive tabular data are presented throughout the text. (wz).