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NUTRACEUTICAL [1 record]

Record 1 2017-07-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pharmacology
  • Dietetics
  • Regulations and Standards (Food)
DEF

A product isolated or purified from foods that is generally sold in medicinal forms not usually associated with food.

OBS

... both in Canada and in Britain, a functional food is essentially a food, but a nutraceutical is an isolated or concentrated form. In America, "medical foods" and "dietary supplements" are regulatory terms ..., however "nutraceuticals", "functional foods", and other such terms are determined by consultants and marketers, based on consumer trends.

Key term(s)
  • nutriceutical product
  • nutriceutical

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pharmacologie
  • Diététique
  • Réglementation et normalisation (Alimentation)
DEF

[...] composante bénéfique qui est extraite d'un aliment fonctionnel pour être vendue sous forme de pilules, de poudre ou sous d'autres formes médicinales qui ne sont pas généralement liées à des aliments.

Key term(s)
  • produit nutriceutique
  • nutriceutique

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Farmacología
  • Dietética
  • Reglamentación y normalización (Alimentación)
DEF

Producto elaborado a partir de un alimento, pero que se vende en forma de píldoras, polvos, y otras presentaciones farmacéuticas no asociadas generalmente con los alimentos y que ha demostrado tener propiedades fisiológicas beneficiosas o protege contra enfermedades crónicas.

OBS

No confundir las expresiones alimento funcional y producto nutracéutico.

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