Recent trends in functional food science and the industry in Japan.
International recognition of functional foods has resulted in the recent global development of this field, which originated in Japan. The national policy on functional foods, in terms of "foods for specified health use", also has been developing and has motivated the food industry to produce a variety of new food items. In Japan as well as in many other countries, academic and industrial scientists have been working in collaboration for the analysis and practical applications of functional food science. Emphasis has been placed on the study of antioxidant and anticarcinogenic food factors as well as pre- and probiotics. This review pinpoints recent trends in the science and industry in this field.
Arai
Soichi
S
Faculty of Applied Biological Sciences, Tokyo University of Agriculture, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 156-8502, Japan.
Morinaga
Yasushi
Y
Yoshikawa
Toshikazu
T
Ichiishi
Eiichiro
E
Kiso
Yoshinobu
Y
Yamazaki
Masatoshi
M
Morotomi
Masami
M
Shimizu
Makoto
M
Kuwata
Tamotsu
T
Kaminogawa
Shuichi
S
D000818:Animals; D016588:Anticarcinogenic Agents / Q000032:analysis; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000032:analysis; D004064:Digestive System / Q000276:immunology; D004068:Digestive System Physiological Phenomena; D005502:Food; D005504:Food Analysis; D019649:Food Industry / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan
D016588:Anticarcinogenic Agents; D000975:Antioxidants