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Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2012)
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Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2012)
Series: Food Science Text Series
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"Functional food or medicinal food is any fresh or processed food
claimed to have a health-promoting and/or disease-preventing
property beyond the basic nutritional function of supplying
nutrients, although there is no consensus on an exact definition of
the term. This is an emerging field in food science, in which such
foods are usually accompanied by health claims for marketing
purposes, such as a company's 'cereal is a significant source of
fiber. Studies have shown that an increased amount of fiber in
one's diet can decrease the risk of certain types of cancer in
individuals.' Functional foods are sometimes called nutraceuticals,
a portmanteau of nutrition and pharmaceutical, and can include food
that has been genetically modified. The general category includes
processed food made from functional food ingredients, or fortified
with health-promoting additives, like "vitamin-enriched" products,
and also fresh foods (e.g., vegetables) that have specific claims
attached. Fermented foods with live cultures are often also
considered to be functional foods with probiotic benefits."
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