Overview
- Extensively covers the application of cinnamon in products across food science
- Features the main cinnamon varieties and production areas plus quality evaluation
- Outlines the antiviral effects of cinnamon and its use for the treatment of health disorders
Part of the book series: Food Bioactive Ingredients (FBC)
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This work addresses the multiple possibilities for using cinnamon for applications in food science technology and to help in the complimentary treatment and prevention of diseases, with priority given to secondary metabolites produced by this plant. Issues related to the functions of cinnamon and its applications, as well as the biosynthetic pathways of production by plants, are covered in depth. The link between food science and technology and specific medicinal plants has not been explored enough in the current literature, and this text looks to bridge this gap in its extensive coverage of cinnamon.
CINNAMON: A Functional Food and Medicinal Plant provides readers with a broad and diverse overview of the importance of secondary metabolites produced by plants and the possibilities for innovative biotechnological approaches that introduce new potential to a wide range of industrial products. The application of cinnamon in productsacross food science and its numerous health benefits are outlined, including its use as a complimentary medicine for a number of diseases. This book features the main cinnamon varieties and production areas plus quality evaluation and bioactive compound extraction methods. The multiple applications of spices in foods are covered in depth, plus antioxidant activity and inhibitory effects on bacteria and fungi. Beyond its use in foods, readers will find chapters covering the antiviral effects of cinnamon and its use for the treatment and prevention of diabetes and other disorders. Also important is coverage on the safety aspects of cinnamon and its extracts.
To date no book has exclusively covered the many uses of cinnamon and cinnamon extracts in food and pharmaceutical applications. This much-needed work provides a fully up to date and extensive overview for researchers to examine the many uses of cinnamon across multiple products and industries.
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Table of contents (17 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
Mozaniel Santana de Oliveira is a PCI Researcher in Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi in Para, Brazil
Yu Qiao is a researcher at Institute of Agricultural Products Processing and Nuclear Agricultural Technology, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences; Hubei Academy of Agricultural Sciences in Wuhan, Hubei Province, Peoples Republic of China
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Cinnamon: A Medicinal Plant and A Functional Food Systems
Authors: Jian Ju, Mozaniel Santana de Oliveira, Yu Qiao
Series Title: Food Bioactive Ingredients
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-33505-1
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2023
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-33504-4Published: 30 July 2023
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-33507-5Due: 30 August 2023
eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-33505-1Published: 29 July 2023
Series ISSN: 2661-8958
Series E-ISSN: 2661-8966
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 260
Number of Illustrations: 11 b/w illustrations, 82 illustrations in colour
Topics: Food Science, Plant Sciences, Food Science, Plant Sciences