5^th European Food Chemistry Congress

Neutraceuticals and Medicinals Foods

Neutraceuticals are usually a food or part of a food that apparently provides medicinal or health benefits, including the prevention and treatment of disease. A Neutraceuticals may be a naturally nutrient-rich or medicinally active food. They can be considered non-specific biological therapies used to promote general well-being, control symptoms and prevent malignant processes. Medicinal foods are foods that are specially formulated encapsulated and which are intended for the dietary management, cure and prevention of a disease. It has distinctive nutritional needs that cannot be met by normal diet alone.