Educational guide Faculty of Chemistry |
english |
Nutrition and Metabolism (2012) |
Subjects |
FUNCTIONAL FOOD |
Contents |
IDENTIFYING DATA | 2022_23 |
Subject | FUNCTIONAL FOOD | Code | 13675208 | |||||
Study programme |
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Cycle | 2nd | |||||
Descriptors | Credits | Type | Year | Period | ||||
3 | Optional | First | AN |
Competences | Learning aims | Contents |
Planning | Methodologies | Personalized attention |
Assessment | Sources of information | Recommendations |
Topic | Sub-topic |
1. Introduction | Context, the concept of functional food, nutritional and health claims, functional food design, examples of bioactive compounds; generalities: target dose and safety |
2. Prebiotics and probiotics; fiber and fructooligosaccharides | - Endogenous microflora: Brief introduction to the endogenous microflora: Function Objectives of dietary intervention on microflora, biodiversity, and carbohydrate and xenobiotics metabolism. - Probiotics: Definition, Characteristics, Criteria for selection of desirable probiotic microorganisms, biological effects on humans, and safety - Prebiotics: Definition and criteria, nutritional benefits, examples: oligofructose and inulin, GOS, Soybean oligosaccharides, lactulose, allegations. |
3. Fatty acids | Types: polyunsaturated fatty acids omega 3 and omega 6. Conjugated fatty acids. Beneficial functions. Natural sources. Use as functional foods |
4. Phenolic compounds | Classification. Effects beyond antioxidant capacity. Flavonoids. Phytoestrogens. |
5.Bioactive peptides | Definition. Sources and methods of production. Physiological effects and mechanisms of action. |
6. Phytosterols | Definition, effects and mechanisms of action. Other phytochemicals: glucosilonats and xenobiotics. |
7. Other bioactive compounds | - Other non-essential nutrient used in functional foods: lecithin, L-carnitine, phospholipids ... - Future perspectives: discovery of new bioactive compounds, use in functional foods. |