Nutraceutical

Overview

Nutraceuticals are bioactive compounds derived from natural food or biological sources that are claimed to provide physiological or health benefits beyond their basic nutritional value. The term, a blend of "nutrition" and "pharmaceutical," encompasses functional foods, dietary supplements, isolated nutrients, herbal products, and other naturally occurring substances marketed for their potential roles in supporting health, modulating physiological function, or contributing to the prevention of disease. Nutraceuticals occupy a space between conventional food and medicine, and their formulation, standardization, bioavailability, and evidence base are active areas of research in nutrition science. The International Journal of Nutrition has published peer-reviewed work examining several facets of this field, including a broad overview in "A Study on Nutraceuticals," an investigation of rising consumer demand for nutraceuticals as functional foods among women during the pandemic, and a comparative study of two nutraceuticals used in flea allergy dermatitis itch control. Together these contributions reflect the journal's interest in both the human and applied dimensions of nutraceutical use, from consumption trends to specific health applications. This page gathers peer-reviewed, open-access research relevant to nutraceuticals published in the journal.

Research published in this journal

6 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

How this research is being cited

The 6 articles above have been cited 25 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Nov 2026.

• Tocotrienol-Dominated Berberidaceae Species’ Seed Tocochromanols: Screening via Ultrasound-Assisted Extraction in Ethanol
  2026 · Plants
• Development of Microparticles Prepared From the Hydrodistilled Extract of Bongardia chrysogonum Seeds as a Natural Preservative to Extend Butter Shelf Life
  2026 · Journal of Food Processing and Preservation
• Development of Microparticles Prepared From the Hydrodistilled Extract of Bongardia chrysogonum Seeds as a Natural Preservative to Extend Butter Shelf Life
  2026 · Journal of Food Processing and Preservation
• Phytochemical Profiling and Antioxidant Potential of Bongardia chrysogonum Seed Essential Oil as a Natural Antioxidant: Microencapsulation With Sodium Caseinate and β‐Cyclodextrin Inclusion Complex
  2025 · Food Science & Nutrition
• Physicochemical and antioxidant evaluation of watercress (Rorippa nasturtium aquaticum L.) leaf extracts
  2025 · Czech Journal of Food Sciences
• Physicochemical and antioxidant evaluation of watercress (Rorippa nasturtium aquaticum L.) leaf extracts
  2025 · Czech Journal of Food Sciences
• Phytochemical Profiling and Antioxidant Potential of Bongardia chrysogonum Seed Essential Oil as a Natural Antioxidant: Microencapsulation With Sodium Caseinate and β‐Cyclodextrin Inclusion Complex
  2025 · Food Science & Nutrition
• Berberis integerrima bioactive molecules loaded in chitosan-based electrospun nanofibers for soybean oil oxidative protection.
  Mohsen Asghari et al. · 2024 · International Journal of Biological Macromolecules

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