Overview
Provides a detailed analysis of the scientific, technical and regulatory aspects of plant food supplements
Presents a unique and comprehensive overview of botanical food supplements, from their production and chemistry to their side effects and regulatory aspects
Focuses on ways to meet consumer expectation in the production and marketing of botanical food supplements
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Table of contents (15 chapters)
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Front Matter
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The State of the Art of Products Containing Botanicals
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The Quality Control for the Safety of Consumers
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The Risk and Benefit Assessment for Consumers’ Safety
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About this book
This book provides a detailed analysis of the scientific, technical and regulatory aspects of plant food supplements designed for integration into the normal diet. Each contributor is involved in the European Plant LIBRA project, and the chapters summarize the results of the project while integrating further research on botanical supplements. With its focus on the epidemiology, risk assessment and evidence based approaches, this text presents a unique and comprehensive overview of botanical food supplements, from their production and chemistry to their side effects and regulatory aspects.
Food Supplements Containing Botanicals: Benefits, Side Effects and Regulatory Aspects begins by outlining the general aspects of food supplements, before examining quality and risk assessment of food supplements with botanicals. The following chapters focus on sources, models and human studies which support health claims for these supplements, followed by chapters outlining side effects and potential causes for concern. The issue of increasing consumer expectations is also explored, with methods for meeting these expectations provided. In presenting this well-rounded and up-to-date collection of information on botanical supplements, this book is of great importance to food industry professionals working with botanical supplements.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Food Supplements Containing Botanicals: Benefits, Side Effects and Regulatory Aspects
Book Subtitle: The Scientific Inheritance of the EU Project PlantLIBRA
Editors: Patrizia Restani
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-62229-3
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Chemistry and Materials Science, Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-62228-6Published: 10 November 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-87264-3Published: 28 August 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-62229-3Published: 27 October 2017
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVIII, 467
Number of Illustrations: 17 b/w illustrations, 41 illustrations in colour
Topics: Food Science