Bioingredients: functional properties and health impacts

Bioingredients are ingredients added in the manufacture or preparation of food and present in the final product in modified form with biological activity. Bioingredients can be obtained from marine and terrestrial sources. The importance of ingredients with bioactive substances has been well recognized in connection with health promotion, disease risk reduction and reduction in health care costs. Because of its unique functional properties, these compounds are widely used in food industries, pharmaceutical preparations, and cosmetic industries. These include protein isolates and hydrolysates, colorants, flavourants, phenols and derivatives, polysaccharides, primary and secondary metabolites. This review paper summarizes novel functional/bioingredients from marine resources, spices, peptides and proteins, fruits and vegetable wastes.