functional food

noun

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Case in point are Ryan Seaman and Brian Murphy, co-founders of functional food company Living Prana. John Hall, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2024 Basically, functional foods are those that offer health benefits beyond their nutritional value. Grrlscientist, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024 The supplement industry is still dominated by tablets and capsules but innovations in nutrition and functional foods will soon disrupt the market. Kody Boye, USA TODAY, 7 Aug. 2024 According to Glanbia Nutritionals, 20% of consumers purchase functional foods or beverages specifically to boost heart health. Daphne Ewing-Chow, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024 To correct this problem, Japan became the first country to introduce the concept of functional foods in the 1980s. Janet Colson, Discover Magazine, 13 Aug. 2023 They can be added into functional foods, beverages, bars, snacks, gels, and chewing gum. Nicole Kagan, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Aug. 2023 Rosin-Pritchard created functional foods for energy, memory, and anti-inflammatory response. Carlos R. Muñoz, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Apr. 2023 So perhaps these functional foods can serve me, and my rectum, even better than those chips could. Drew Magary, Men's Health, 28 Mar. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1988, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of functional food was in 1988

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“Functional food.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/functional%20food. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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functional food

noun

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