Teine suur tervisetoote tähenduskategooria on toiduaine, mis ei ole igapäevane ega ellujäämistoit. Tervisetooteks peetakse enamasti taimset päritolu, ökoloogiliselt puhast, naturaalset ja kuumtöötlemata, vahel eksootilist toiduainet. Tervisetoodeteks nimetati taimseid õlisid ja segusid, seemneid, pähkleid, pulbreid, jahusid.
Nutraceuticals is a broad umbrella term that is used to describe any product derived from food sources with extra health benefits in addition to the basic nutritional value found in foods. ... Most often, nutraceuticals are grouped into four categories that include dietary supplements, functional food, medicinal food, and farmaceuticals.
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The term “nutraceutical” was coined in 1989 by Stephen De Felice, founder and chairman of the Foundation for Innovation in Medicine, an American organization which encourages medical health research.
Nutraceuticals are not tested and regulated to the extent of pharmaceutical drugs.
