Methods of Analysis for Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals

by W. Jeffrey Hurst

In the quest for accurate and efficient analysis of the diverse area encompassed by functional foods and nutraceuticals, analysts encounter unique challenges. Uncertainty over which compound is responsible for a particular health benefit forces analysts to look for marker compounds, sometimes at extremely low levels, and sometimes as part of a matrix possessing its own individual obstacles. Increasing interest from the media, the scientific and nutritional...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 084937314X
• ISBN13: 9780849373145
• Release Date: March 2008
• Publisher: CRC Press
• Length: 544 Pages
• Weight: 2.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.1" x 9.3"