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functional food
[ fuhngk-shuh-nl food ]
/ ËfÊĆk ÊÉ nl Ëfud /
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noun
a food that is fortified or enriched to provide beneficial properties beyond the nutritional value of the food in its unenhanced state: in some jurisdictions, as in Canada or Japan, functional foods must be labeled to specify the purported physiological benefits, including disease prevention or treatment.
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Compare nutraceutical. See also FOSHU.
Origin of functional food
First recorded in 1985â90; translation of Japanese kinĆsei-shokuhin, from kinĆsei âfunctionalityâ (equivalent to kinĆ âfunctionâ + -sei, abstract noun suffix) + shokuhin âfoodâ
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British Dictionary definitions for functional food
functional food
noun
a food containing additives which provide extra nutritional valueAlso called: nutraceutical
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