Bioactive ingredients are found in small amounts in plants and certain foods. These bioactive ingredients are a type of biomolecules that are added to food products which have a biological effect on living tissues. The addition of these ingredients to food and beverages or any other product for that instance solves the inadequate intake of nutritional food and inability to maintain a balanced diet. These ingredients help in promoting good health by enhancing the metabolic process and also for overall cognitive body function.
People are inclining towards healthy food to fulfill the requirement of essential nutrients in the body. With increased health education and with growing health concerns, people are gaining awareness regarding the type of ingredients included in various food and beverages and are gradually turning towards healthy food that aids in maintaining proper health from a balanced diet. Instead of supplements, manufacturers are providing healthy nutrients in the form of food and beverages.
Five significant applications of bioactive ingredients are functional beverages, functional food, dietary supplement, animal nutrition and in personal care.
Minerals, vitamins, fibers, omega-3 PUFA, carotenoids and anti-oxidants, plant extracts and phytochemicals, peptides and proteins, amino acids are the various bioactive ingredients. Irrespective of the industry, bioactive components find their application in manufacturing a plethora of consumables.
Animal nutrition is evolving with mounting milk and meat demand. Feed manufacturers are disposed to attain more productivity from animals when nourishing ingredients are used. Bioactive ingredients have penetrated into cosmeceuticals with various herbal shampoos and mineral-enriched or vitamin creams sold in the market. Even plants contain bio-ingredients compounds like lycopene which is found in tomatoes and other fruits which has anti-oxidant properties that exhibit protective effects against prostate cancer.
The bioactive ingredients market is estimated to expand due to Research and development.
Recently, the advances in cellular proteomics and genomics paved the way for the next generation of biomaterials, i.e., biomimetic and smart materials, and to their application in regenerative Nanomedicine.
• Cargill Inc.,
• Archer Daniels Midland Co.,
• Royal DSM,
• BASF SE,
• AJINOMOTO Co. Inc.,
• Arla Foods,
• FMC Corporation,
• Mazza Innovation Ltd.,
• PepsiCo, Nestle,
• Roquette,
• DuPont,
• Danone.
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