If a food is labeled ‘functional’, what does that mean? Not much, experts say ...

The concept of functional foods has garnered significant attention as it bridges the gap between nutrition and health, offering benefits beyond basic dietary needs through the inclusion of bioactive ...

In the past decade, food and dietary-supplement manufacturers have created a new niche industry—one in which their goods do more than provide nutrition or gustatory pleasure. Designed to promote ...

Introduction: Food is not only a basic necessity for survival but also a key factor in maintaining health and well-being. In recent years, rapid population growth, climate change, urbanization, and ch ...

Expert Report Provides Guidelines on Using Food for Health maintenance and Disease Treatment For purposes of the Expert Report, Functional Foods: Opportunities and Challenges, functional foods is ...

In our highly stressed-out age, functional food can be a way to ease the load. But where do we look for stress relief, and what foods do we consume? Gen Z are “the most diverse, best-educated and most ...

The technology is fundamentally reshaping food science while also allowing consumers to test brands' health claims in real ...

As GLP-1 drugs disrupt the weight loss market, food and beverage players are racing to unlock the appetite-regulating power of functional ingredients While the acronym doesn’t quite yet trip off the ...

With a global functional food and beverage market now standing at US$ 280 billion (and rising), life is certainly never dull for manufacturers in this industry. 1 The world’s population is growing and ...

Dutch consumers are focused on quality. They want premium products; they want functional foods such as protein and fibre-fortified products and probiotics; they even want high quality ready meals. The ...