Concept information

product > foodstuff > food > functional food

Preferred term

functional food  

Definition

  • food that is taken as part of the usual diet and has beneficial effects that go beyond traditional nutritional effects

Broader concept

Scope note

  • Improved definition (EN only): Food consumed as part of the usual diet which fulfills a specific physiological function, providing health effects that go beyond traditional nutritional effects.

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URI

http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/concept/15181

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