| 单词 | functional food |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfunctional food functional food n. [after Japanese kinōsei-shokuhin < kinōsei functionality ( < kinō function + -sei suffix forming abstract nouns) + shokuhin food, foodstuff; all < Middle Chinese] a food containing chemical or biological additives believed to have beneficial physiological effects on the consumer. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > [noun] > food in terms of quality or quantity freshOE farec1275 gorgeful1611 faring1655 scran1808 income1896 spoon1922 functional food1989 1989 Financial Times 25 May 31/1 Pills and potions may soon lie unused in medicine cabinets, if functional food becomes as successful as analysts predict. 1990 Daily Tel. 14 Apr. 3/7 A new generation of Japanese foods that are claimed to slow down ageing, strengthen the immune system and substantially reduce the risk of fatal heart disease are on their way to Britain. Known as ‘functional foods’, they contain chemicals to aid digestion, added dietary fibre, new artificial sweeteners and a wide variety of largely untested anti-cholesterol agents. 2000 USA Today (Electronic ed.) 19 July The risks of using herbs in functional foods are ‘unknown because there have never been any clinical trials’. 2016 B. Caballero et al. Encycl. Food & Health II. 354/2 The rapidly growing market of functional foods indicates milk as a suitable vehicle for bioactive compounds. < as lemmas |
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