A new definition of functional food by FFC: What makes a new definition unique?

Functional Foods in Health and Disease

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 209-223

  Martirosyan, Danik M ^a   Singh, Jaishree ^a  

^a Functional Food Center Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioactive compounds; Biomarkers; Functional foods definition

Indexed keywords

EID: 84957058900     PISSN: 23787007     EISSN: 21603855     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.31989/ffhd.v5i6.183     Document Type: Review

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