Nutraceuticals detailed syllabus for Robotics & Automation Engineering (Robotics) for 2021 regulation curriculum has been taken from the Anna Universities official website and presented for the Robotics students. For course code, course name, number of credits for a course and other scheme related information, do visit full semester subjects post given below.
For Robotics & Automation Engineering 7th Sem scheme and its subjects, do visit Robotics 7th Sem 2021 regulation scheme. For Open Elective-IV scheme and its subjects refer to Robotics Open Elective-IV syllabus scheme. The detailed syllabus of nutraceuticals is as follows.
Course Objectives:
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Unit I
INTRODUCTION AND SIGNIFICANCE Introduction to Nutraceuticals and functional foods; importance, history, definition, classification, list of functional foods and their benefits, Phytochemicals, zoochemicals and microbes in food, plants, animals and microbes.
Unit II
PHYTOCHEMICALS AS NUTRACEUTICALS Phytoestrogens in plants; isoflavones; flavonols, polyphenols, tannins, saponins, lignans, lycopene, chitin, caratenoids. Manufacturing practice of selected nutraceuticals such as lycopene, isoflavonoids, glucosamine, phytosterols. Formulation of functional foods containing nutraceuticals – stability, analytical and labelling issues.
Unit III
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Unit IV
ROLE IN HEALTH AND DISEASE The health benefit of – Soy protein, Spirulina, Tea, Olive oil, plant sterols, Broccoli, omega3 fatty acid and eicosanoids. Nutraceuticals and Functional foods in Gastrointestinal disorder, Cancer, CVD, Diabetic Mellitus, HIV and Dental disease; Importance and function of probiotic, prebiotic and synbiotic and their applications, Functional foods and immune competence; role and use in obesity and nervous system disorders.
Unit V
SAFETY ISSUES Health Claims, Adverse effects and toxicity of nutraceuticals, regulations and safety issues International and national.
Text Books:
- Bisset, Normal Grainger and Max Wich H “Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals”, 2nd Edition, CRC, 2001.
- Handbook of Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods: Robert Wildman, CRC, Publications.2006
- WEBB, PP, Dietary Supplements and Functional Foods Blackwell Publishing Ltd (UnitedKingdom), 2006
- Ikan, Raphael “Natural Products: A Laboratory Guide”, 2nd Edition, Academic Press /Elsevier, 2005.
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Course Outcomes:
- acquire knowledge about the Nutraceuticals and functional foods, their classification and benefits.
- acquire knowledge of phytochemicals, zoochemicals and microbes in food, plants, animals and microbes
- attain the knowledge of the manufacturing practices of selected nutraceutical components and formulation considerations of functional foods.
- distinguish the various In vitro and In vivo assessment of Antioxidant activity of compounds from plant sources.
- gain information about the health benefits of various functional foods and nutraceuticals in the prevention and treatment of various lifestyle diseases.
- Attain the knowledge of the regulatory and safety issues of nutraceuticals at national and international level.
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