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O que (quem) é functional food - definição

FOOD GIVEN AN ADDITIONAL FUNCTION
Functional foods; Medicinal food

functional food         
¦ noun a food containing health-giving additives.
Functional food         
A functional food is a food claimed to have an additional (often one related to health promotion or disease prevention) by adding new ingredients or more of existing ingredients.What are Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals?
Functional beverage         
NON-ALCOHOLIC DRINK THAT CONTAINS HERBS, VITAMINS, MINERALS, AMINO ACIDS OR ADDITIONAL RAW FRUIT OR VEGETABLES
Bepherages; Functional beverages; Functional drinks; Functional drink
A functional beverage is a conventional liquid food marketed to highlight specific product ingredients or supposed health benefit.

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Functional food

A functional food is a food claimed to have an additional function (often one related to health promotion or disease prevention) by adding new ingredients or more of existing ingredients. The term may also apply to traits purposely bred into existing edible plants, such as purple or gold potatoes having increased anthocyanin or carotenoid contents, respectively. Functional foods may be "designed to have physiological benefits and/or reduce the risk of chronic disease beyond basic nutritional functions, and may be similar in appearance to conventional food and consumed as part of a regular diet".

The term was first used in the 1980s in Japan, where there is a government approval process for functional foods called Foods for Specified Health Use (FOSHU).

Exemplos do corpo de texto para functional food
1. Another problem with functional food is the risk of over–consumption of artificially added vitamins.
2. The functional–food trend is by no means restricted to the snack industry.
3. The company announced yesterday that it is buying the Brazilian company Adicon Industria E Comercio De Aditivos, a privately–owned manufacturer and supplier of functional food additives for the meat industry, for about $10 million.