Since we know that this era of modernization has gifted us many beneficial medicines, varities of tastes instead we see malnutrition, diseases and adverse deaths. This is getting because of the unavailability of such required nutrients factor in our food . A famous fact that “Diet & Health are closely related .
Some also says that of – “Let the food be your medicine”
What if I tell of some food stuffs that will solve it to some extent!

Functional food and smart proteins are the alternatives to the regular consumables to beat the deficiencies.

#Functional Foods – These are the novel foods that have been formulated so that they contain substances or live microorganism that have a possible health enhancing and disease preventing value and at a concentration that is both safe and sufficiently high to induced benefits i.e.Food For Specified Health Use.

It should be fulfilling the conditions:-

1.They’ve a more beneficial effect.
2.They are still in form of food and should not be a dietary supplement.
Ex- Fortified juices,grains and Dairy products ,eggs, Vitamins intended foods, Iodine salt etc. Thus, crops are now being enhanced through biotechnology to increase levels of important biologically active substances for improved nutrition, to increase body’s resistance to illnesses and also they have more nutritional value as compared to regular food. In running competition of world ;Cancer is also common . So for it anticarcinogenic and anti-inflammatory containing foods as – CAPSAICIN, GENESTEIN, LIMONENE, Curcumin and ELLAGIC ACID which can be found in redchili, lemon and turmerics.

*Antioxidants- Free radicals can cause damage to the DNA and proteins, and can eventually lead to degenerative diseases . So need of ASCORBIC ACID , LYCOPENE, GLUTATHIONE, GINGEROL, TOCOPHEROL that can be found in citrus fruits, red fruits, ginger, cauliflower and vitE.

*Higher Levels of Carotenoids for Increased Vitamin A→
Carotenoids are yellow, orange pigments in plants further converted in vit A. Transgenic plants that have been developed with increased carotenoid production include
B-carotene (“Golden Rice”)And
Tomatoes with increased in by inserting bacterial genes .

Proanthocyanidis, Organo sulfur , Catechins, Plantsterols and Leutin intended food for various factors like lactation,sleep , immunity improvement with Anti- fatiguity, O2 deficit tolerance, ,Anti- mutation,Protection from bad cholesterol.

The other is the – #SMART PROTEINS-
called Alternative Proteins- These are edibles which can provide a variable alternative to the consumption of animal derived meat, eggs and diary because they perfectly replicate the sensory and cultural experience.

Divisions on source —
*Plant based
*Mycoproteins – Fermented food of fungi called mold is known to have around 40% of protein in addition to fibre content.
*Cultivated meat

This is the time we tap into all the sources we have to pull out and smart protein is exactly the answer to that.

##Why to go for Smart proteins …?
1. Resitantance to antibiotics -Large number of antibiotics produced are consumed by animals .And after deaths of those animals ;bacteria feeding them becoming antibiotic resistant setting alarm for new problem.

2.Deficiencies-People are becoming nutrient deficit

3.Climate change – Heavy production of animal based meat in factories leading in pollution causing deaths .

4. Hunting – The requirement of the same protein can save animals .

Conclusion —
So , for the betterment of life and healthy human assets I understand that Bioe3 can help to spread awareness about with the great advantages of new researches in crops ,marine ,dairy for the smart management of specific nutrients into it . This will surely help in Biotechnology field to fight against conditions like Cancer , Ageing and for building a Healthy nation also in protecting us from harmful chemicals used in medicines.

**Remember -We cannot have enough nutrients into a single food and can have never enough chance to live again.

Arun Kumar Mishra

University/College name : Chhatrapati Shahu ji Maharaj University, Kanpur