Bioactive components of milk

Dairy foods have huge potential concerning functional foods. Therefore, there is a tremendous amount of interest in value-added milk products and the identification of components in food which have health benefits. This book provides an overview of these derived components and their diverse activities including: the stimulation of beneficial microflora, alerting the immune system to the presence of potential pathogens and allergens, binding and eliminating toxins, etc.

Year

2008

Language

English

Series

Advances in experimental medicine and biology -- v. 606

Publisher

Springer

Editions

1

Pages

492

ISBN

9780387740867

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