… , World Health Organization, 2018). Natural alternatives, especially functional foods have been
… Functional foods have a specific purpose: provide a healthy benefit from its consumption, …

… demand for functional food development which can provide nutrients along with better
health benefits [1]. Increasing the end user’s preconception towards food function has changed …

… Functional foods: a health perspective The intriguing term ‘functional foods’ has arisen
from a general belief in the health benefits of foods. While this term has no legal meaning, it …

… Claims about the health benefits of functional foods should be based on sound scientific …
some functional foods or their components. Table 1 categorizes a variety of functional foods …

… of functional foods is gaining consumer acceptance. Interest in the health benefits of foods
… one constituent probably contributes to the benefits of most functional foods, it is important to …

… professionals in Food Industry. An accelerated growth in the demand of functional foods has
… attention to the development and production of functional foods with certain health benefits. …

… health benefits inherent in functional foods. The potential health benefit from a functional food
is … in the market for functional foods to regulate the types of health claims that can be made. …

… food that should be considered a functional food and surrounding the lack of a common
definition for functional foods. … x would become a functional food when proven health benefits are …

… of the more popular functional foods currently on the market, looking at how they may benefit
our health and the … Functional foods may provide a number of health benefits, but should …

… Health-conscious consumers are … out functional foods in an effort to improve their own
health and well-being. Publishing in functional foods is mostly limited to the health benefits of …