Functional foods refer to foods and ingredients that provide benefits over and above the nutritional value of food. Such benefits may include prevention of lifestyle diseases such as CVD, hypertension and cancer and improvement in bodily functions such as brain, skin, bone and obesity and therefore overall improvement in quality of life. The benefits in functional foods are derived from either the inherent bioactivity (e.g. from antioxidants and fibre levels) of the food or from purified ingredients added to the food (e.g. omega-3 fatty acids, phytosterols and antioxidants).
Rising healthcare costs and societal needs to curb conditions such as obesity and associated diseases have greatly enhanced opportunities for innovation and marketing of functional foods. Therefore FMCG and ingredient companies are constantly looking for new foods and ingredients that have proven health benefits and can provide an edge in marketing and sales. Functional foods category is also one of the fastest growing categories for the food industry and will remain so for many years.
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Functional foods refer to foods and ingredients that provide benefits over and above the nutritional value of food. Such benefits may include prevention of lifestyle diseases such as CVD, hypertension and cancer and improvement in bodily functions such as brain, skin, bone and obesity and therefore overall improvement in quality of life. The benefits in functional foods are derived from either the inherent bioactivity (e.g. from antioxidants and fibre levels) of the food or from purified ingredients added to the food (e.g. omega-3 fatty acids, phytosterols and antioxidants).