Many nations are facing rising healthcare costs. The field of functional food science (FFS)
has been introduced to combat this. Functional foods are foods with added bioactive
compounds which provide a clinically proven health benefit. However, FFS and food science
(FS) are often viewed as one and the same. To progress in development and research in the
field of FFS, the two must be viewed as separate. Currently, the FDA has not issued or
accepted a formal definition for functional foods. In contrast, the FDA accepts and actively …