ABSTRACT
Natural products have been used as a prominent source to prevent and cure various kinds of diseases for centuries. Earlier, diet was composed of these biologically active natural products with the aim of earning additional health benefits rather than basic nutritional requirements. The improvement of applications of these biologically active natural metabolites in food products leads to the term “nutraceutical” by merging two main sectors, “nutrition” and “pharmaceutical,” which have direct effect on human health. Nutraceuticals became popular among health-conscious community and therefore, global nutraceutical market is growing day by day. The classical definition of nutraceutical is “a food or part of a food that provides medical or health benefits, including the prevention and/or treatment of a disease” is no longer applicable for modern nutraceuticals. In response to growing consumer interest on products that have potential to improve wellness and to combat with novel diseases, a number of nonfood-derived ingredients that are recognized as safe are used in nutraceuticals. Changes in modern life style and eating patterns have created
Contents 14.1 Introduction ............................................................................................187 14.2 Marine Microbes .....................................................................................189 14.3 Active Ingredients for Nutraceuticals ....................................................190
