Enriched and functional foodstuffs: similarities and differences
Mazo, V.K.; Kodentsova, V.M.; Vrzhesinskaia, O.A.; Zilova, I.S.
Voprosy Pitaniia 81(1): 63-68
2012
ISSN/ISBN: 0042-8833 PMID: 22642167 Document Number: 657022
A comparison of fortified and functional foods on such parameters as destination, food group, the principles of enrichment with vitamins and/or macro- and micronutrients, doses and forms of vitamins and minerals, hygienic regulations of micronutrients usage and content in the final product, regulatory and technical documentation, duration of application, effectiveness, labeling, information for consumers has been carried out. Insufficiency and the need to improve the regulatory framework for functional foods are noted.