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functional food
[ fuhngk-shuh-nl food ]
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.
functional food
noun
- a food containing additives which provide extra nutritional value Also callednutraceutical
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Word History and Origins
Origin of functional food1
First recorded in 1985–90; translation of Japanese kinōsei-shokuhin, from kinōsei “functionality” (equivalent to kinō “function” + -sei, abstract noun suffix) + shokuhin “food”
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