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Original Research Articles                      Volume : 10, Issue:12, December, 2021

PRINT ISSN : 2319-7692
Online ISSN : 2319-7706
Issues : 12 per year
Publisher : Excellent Publishers
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Editor-in-chief: Dr.M.Prakash
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Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci.2021.10(12): 220-230
DOI: https://doi.org/10.20546/ijcmas.2021.1012.026


Functional Foods: General Analysis and Development in the Food Industry
Jimmy Bladimir Alba*, Carmen Esmeralda Guambuguete, Andrea Lizbeth Hachi and Jenny Esmeralda Quilo y Carlos Jácome
Universidad Estatal de Bolívar, Facultad de ciencias Agropecuarias, Recursos Naturales y del Ambiente, Carrera de Agroindustria, Laguacoto II, (km 1 ½ Vía – San Simón), Guaranda, Ecuador
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Abstract:

Context: A study of certain foods was carried out on their bioactive compounds, which help in the treatment and prevention of some diseases, resulting in a global trend, conditioned by scientific and technological development, which has attracted the attention of academic sectors and organisms. International organizations to research on the subject. Method: Within this work a broad bibliographic review of functional foods with its general analysis and development within the food industry is demonstrated. Development: A functional food is one that has been elaborated by adding biologically active components that fulfill a specific function and improve health by establishing the origin and applying technological tools to obtain new products and supply market demand. Conclusions: The varied possibilities for the development of functional foods, based on the combination of a common food consisting of a variety of ingredients with biological activity, on the elimination of unwanted components or on the modification of others, making this range of products is currently marketed with a rapid increase.


Keywords: Functional foods, Vegetables, Fruits, Nutrients, Health, Sugars, Benefits

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Jimmy Bladimir Alba, Carmen Esmeralda Guambuguete, Andrea Lizbeth Hachi and Jenny Esmeralda Quilo y Carlos Jácome. 2021. Functional Foods: General Analysis and Development in the Food Industry.Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci. 10(12): 220-230. doi: https://doi.org/10.20546/ijcmas.2021.1012.026
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