Worldwide there has been a growing interest in the consumption of functional foods. Functional foods are defined as a foodstuff that provides a health benefit beyond basic nutrition, demonstrating specific health or medical benefits, including the prevention and treatment of disease. Some of these foods are composed of bioactive compounds that are considered as bioactive ingredients. Bioactive ingredients can be included in foods such as fruits and vegetables or incorporated into foods prior to its obtainment from different sources. The extracted and isolated bioactive ingredients are a very...