Mushrooms as functional foods
Food scientists will dig into this robust reference on mushrooms. Mushrooms as Functional Foods is a compendium of current research on the chemistry and biology, nutritional and medicinal value, and the use of mushrooms in the modern functional fo.
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Literature type: | Electronic eBook |
Language: | English |
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http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9780470367285 |
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Food scientists will dig into this robust reference on mushrooms. Mushrooms as Functional Foods is a compendium of current research on the chemistry and biology, nutritional and medicinal value, and the use of mushrooms in the modern functional fo. |
Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (xxi, 259 p.) : ill. (some col.) |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: |
9780470368190 (electronic bk.) 0470368195 (electronic bk.) 9781613448649 (electronic bk.) 1613448643 (electronic bk.) 9780470367285 0470367288 9786612008856 6612008857 |
Index Number: | RM666 |
CLC: | R151.3 |
Contents: | An overview of mushroom cultivation and utilization as functional foods -- Molecular analysis & genomic studies of the shiitake mushroom Lentinula edodes -- Nutritional value and health benefits of mushrooms -- Sclerotia : an emerging functional food derived from mushrooms -- Antitumor and immunomodulatory activities of mushroom polysaccharides -- Regulatory issues of mushrooms as functional foods and dietary supplements : safety and efficacy. |