Flaxseed (Linum usitatissimum)
Flaxseed is an important crop being used for multiple purposes with increasing applications in functional food development because of its high content of bioactive fatty acids (omega-3) and other phytonutrients. It contains several biologically active com
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ilseeds: Health Attributes and Food Applications
Oilseeds: Health Attributes and Food Applications
Beenu Tanwar • Ankit Goyal Editors
Oilseeds: Health Attributes and Food Applications
Editors Beenu Tanwar Department of Dairy Technology Mansinhbhai Institute of Dairy and Food Technology Mehsana, Gujarat, India
Ankit Goyal Department of Dairy Chemistry Mansinhbhai Institute of Dairy and Food Technology Mehsana, Gujarat, India
ISBN 978-981-15-4193-3 ISBN 978-981-15-4194-0 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-4194-0
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Preface
Oilseeds are grown all over the world and are considered important economic crops. Recently, oilseeds have garnered the attention of researchers and food scientists owing to their phytonutrients, which confer various health benefits, particularly in prevention and treatment of several non-communicable diseases. Oilseed processing yields valuable edible oil and protein-rich meal (cake) utilized as feed. Advancement in science and technology research suggests that each oilseed has one or the other phytochemical and/or antinutrient component/s which depending on several factors are positively as well as negatively associated with human health and well-being. The beneficial health effects of omega-3 fatty acids, lignans (phytoesterogens) and phytosterols present in various oilseeds have been evidenced in cardiovascular diseases, rheumatoid arthritis, obesity, diabetes, cancer, hypertension, etc. possibly due to their antioxidative and anti-inflammatory mechanisms. Consequently, the ever-increasing demand for functional foods has steered the developmen
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