Vol. 10, Issue 2 (2021)

Author(s):
Dr. Kamal Kishor, Dr. Neha Shukla, Dr. NS Meena, Dr. Prakash Singh and Dr. Amit Singh Vishen

Abstract:
Nutraceutical refers to a non-toxic food extract supplement or any natural functional/medical foods or bioactive phytochemicals that have scientifically proven health-promoting, disease preventing, therapeutic and medicinal properties. These nutraceuticals contains vitamins, lipids, proteins, carbohydrates, minerals and other necessary nutrients and are used in nutritional therapy based upon their chemical structures and biological functions. In these days, nutraceuticals considered as one of the most efficacious substance as it have potential nutritional, safety and therapeutic effects. Recent records reveal that the Indian nutraceutical market has reached the value of around US $2 billion which retains 1.5 per cent of global nutraceutical industry. In the present review, emphasis has been made to present new concepts about nutraceuticals based on their health promoting as well as diseases curing potential along with their present and future market demands. In present work, more attention has been devoted to herbal nutraceuticals due to their ability to maintaining health and to act against acute and chronic diseases induced oxidative stress, thereby promoting optimal health, longevity and quality of life.