title: Recent trends in functional food science and the industry in Japan.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Applied Biological Sciences, Tokyo University of Agriculture, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 156-8502, Japan.
authors.forename: Soichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Arai
authors.forename: Yasushi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Morinaga
authors.forename: Toshikazu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yoshikawa
authors.forename: Eiichiro
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ichiishi
authors.forename: Yoshinobu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kiso
authors.forename: Masatoshi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yamazaki
authors.forename: Masami
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Morotomi
authors.forename: Makoto
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shimizu
authors.forename: Tamotsu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kuwata
authors.forename: Shuichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kaminogawa
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D016588:Anticarcinogenic Agents; D000975:Antioxidants