Improving the Success of Functional Foods

The topic of functional foods is well documented in the literature. However, information on functional foods in publications on food science, nutrition, dietetics, health, and marketing is often vague and sometimes inconsistent, and as a result, is of limited value to the food science professional.

This ambiguity reflects the different focus of each discipline, as well as the complexity of the subject matter. Although some advances have been made, further scientifically sound in-vitro, animal, an…