Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals of Fungal Origin

Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals of Fungal Origin: Current Developments and Concepts discusses recent topics and relevant developments in the production of functional foods and nutraceuticals of fungal origin, along with their production technologies, nutritional components, health benefits, socioeconomic relevance, and potential for translational commercialization. The book's chapters include novel products, processes, and techniques such as microbial enzyme technologies, the use of native microbes, and renewable source of substrates and microbial engineering in the development of nutraceuticals. Omics technologies and their applications in edible fungi research and artificial intelligence-based prediction of bioactive compounds are also discussed.

The book provides strategies and tools for the identification and analysis of fungi-based products while also exploring fungal pigments and colorants as food ingredients. Safety and regulatory aspects of fungal-derived food products and research innovation across the globe are also thoroughly explored. This book serves as a reference for food microbiologists, food scientists, and pharmaceutical professionals on the development of new functional foods and nutraceuticals.

• Delves into the utilization of fungal biotechnologies to enhance the production of metabolites, chemicals, proteins, and microbial processing
• Provides insights into fungal-based food constituents, their production, technologies, and potential for translational success and commercialization
• Discusses the bioactive value of functional foods/nutraceuticals, along with potential health benefits
• Covers developments in the production of functional food and nutraceuticals from fungi