Any safe substance that is (or able to be) eaten and drunk

Foods that provide a health benefit beyond basic nutrition

Let Food be Your Medicine Functional food is a food where a new ingredient(s) (or more of an existing ingredient) has been added to a food and the new product has a new function (often one related to health-promotion or disease prevention). Functional foods are one of the fastest-growing segments of the food industry. Let Food be Your Medicine

The Philosophy behind is: “Focus on Prevention” Health benefit: Enhancement of physiological functions  Improvement of health status Prevention of pathological action prevention of diseases (reduction of the risk of diseases)

The term “Nutraceutical” was coined from “Nutrition” & “Pharmaceutical” in 1989 by Stephen DeFelice, MD, Founder and Chairman of the Foundation for Innovation in Medicine (FIM). Other words used in the context: Dietary supplementation, Functional, Multi-functional Foods, etc.

Nutraceutical can be defined as “ A food or part of food or nutrient, that provides health benefits, including the prevention and treatment of a disease.”

Types of Functional Foods Conventional foods Fortified or enriched foods Dietary supplements

Conventional Foods as a Functional Food Foods that are inherently functional Foods that have naturally present constituents that are functional For example: apple, broccoli, soy, fish, etc.

Fortified & Enriched Foods as a Functional Food Foods that are imposed functional Foods that functional components are added to For example:  fortified nutrients added to fruit juices Food fortification is basically the process of adding micronutrients (essential trace elements and vitamins) to food stuffs..

Dietary Supplements as a Functional Food Foods that are legally functional (classified by current legal standards) Products: that are intended to supplement the diet that contain one or more of certain functional dietary ingredients that are found in pill, tablet, capsule, powder, or liquid form that are meant to be taken by mouth

Legally Classified & Supported Functional Food “Dietary supplements” in US “Foods for special dietary use” in Japan “Health functional foods” in Korea

Health Claim for Functional Food -1 Naturally fucntional foods Functional components-added foods No health claim labeling allowed !!

Health Claim for Functional Food -2 Legally classifed & suppored functional foods: “Health functional foods” in Korea & “Dietary supplements” in US Health claim should be statements that inclusion of a substance in the diet “may help reduce the risk of a named disease or symptom