Nutraceutical products

What are Nutraceutical products?

Nutraceutical product is a food or fortified food product that not only supplements the diet but also assists in treating or preventing disease (apart from anemia), so provides medical benefits.

Nutraceuticals are not tested and regulated to the extent of pharmaceutical drugs. The word nutraceutical is combined from the words nutrition and pharmaceutical.

Nutraceuticals are products, which other than nutrition are also used as medicine. A nutraceutical product may be defined as a substance, which has physiological benefit or provides protection against chronic disease.

Some of the nutraceuticals and dietary supplements that are used for the treatment and prevention of CVDs are discussed below.

Allicin and Alliin.
Omega-3Fatty Acids.
Soy Isoflavones.
Proteins, Peptides and Amino Acids.
Antioxidant Vitamins.
Phytosterols.

Yogurt, a popular fermented dairy product, is of different types and known for its nutritional and nutraceutical benefits. However, incorporating additives into yogurt has been adopted to improve its functionality and nutraceutical properties.

Nutraceuticals are substances that have both therapeutic and nutrient effects. They are compounds isolated from whole foods. Dietary supplements are substances in a capsule, tablet, liquid, or powder form that have healing or health-maintaining properties, without the therapeutic benefits of a drug