Zhongjiang Wang - Böcker

Plant Proteins, Bioactive Peptides, and Healthy Foods: Nutritional Properties, Functional Applications, and Processing Innovations offers a comprehensive exploration of emerging and novel plant-based proteins, including soy, pea, walnut, quinoa, hemp, duckweed, oat and more, detailing nutritional properties, bioactive peptide generation, and the potential health benefits they offer for cardiovascular support, muscle recovery, and inflammatory conditions. By analyzing the interactions between proteins and other food components, such as fibers and lipids, the book also highlights the synergies that improve nutrition and digestion. The latest processing technologies, including fermentation and enzymatic hydrolysis, that enhance protein bioavailability are also detailed.Chapter experts highlight the challenges and opportunities in plant-based utilization, including limitations in sensory attributes, processing challenges and allergenicity, strategies for optimizing nutritional quality and functional properties, and future directions in research and industrial applications. Sustainable and efficient plant-protein production is also addressed. This book serves as a valuable guide for professionals in the food industry and researchers looking to innovate functional food products and nutraceuticals, contributing to the growing demand for sustainable, plant-based diets.Provides in-depth analysis of a variety of plant-based proteinsAnalyzes each protein's amino acid composition, digestibility, and bioavailabilityExplores the antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and cardiovascular-supporting properties that are critical for developing functional food and nutraceutical productsHighlights modern processing techniques like fermentation, sprouting, and enzymatic hydrolysis that enhance the bioavailability and functionality of plant proteinsEmphasizes practical applications to help food developers innovate and meet the growing demand for plant-based products

Slowly, powerful spirits and gods were stripped of their potency as nature's constant order awakened people to the possibility of universal laws, and those laws finally gave birth to an ideally conceived community, objectively managed and rationally ordered.

The main theme of this book is how newly excavated texts have provided new energy and perspectives to allow us to renew our understanding of ancient Chinese thought, especially that of Confucianism. Through an analysis of texts from the Guodian, Shanghai Museum, and other collections of excavated manuscripts, this book undertakes a wide-ranging analysis of Confucian thought in itself and also its influence on other trends of thought in ancient China. It focuses on such topics as morality, virtue, and self-cultivation, political philosophy, circumstance, and the relationship between human beings, others, and the natural world. It rethinks core Confucian concepts such as ren or "benevolence" and shendu or "maintaining one’s moral nature" as well as great Confucian notions on circumstance and political philosophy. This book also illustrates the influence that Confucian philosophy had during the Warring States period showing that elements of its moral philosophy informed the consciousness and behavior of state officials in such places as the state of Qin. Excavated texts are an inescapable part of Chinese philosophy, as such this book is invaluable to anyone wishing to understand ancient Chinese philosophy, Confucianism, and anyone interested in the interplay between material and intellectual culture.

This book offers a comprehension discussion of the genealogies of two modern Chinese concepts, “nature” (ziran 自然) and “human beings” (ren 人), across a wide selection of modern Chinese intellectuals beginning from the Republican period to the modern day. From the introduction of Western science in the late Qing, through creative translations and philosophical interpretations, to the politically-focused investigations of the meaning of being human  and attempts to conserve Chinese culture, this book explores the various ways Chinese intellectuals dealt with Western learning to transform their own tradition to meet the challenges of their day. For scholars interested in modern Chinese philosophy, this book offers penetrating insights into the core ideas of some of the most important modern thinkers; for those interested in ancient Chinese philosophy, this book offers valuable insights regarding how the ancient tradition was appropriated for modern purposes.