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Functional food

Course description: Introduction - Functional foods and their positive impacts on human health - Dietary supplements - Scientific principles, technologies, and legislative requirements - Types of functional foods, such as dairy functional foods, dietary fiber, fortificants, prebiotics and probiotics, marine organisms, plant-based functional foods, and healthy oils, among others.
Credits: 2
Objectives of the course :

The course aims to introduce the student to the concept of functional foods and their positive effects on human health, as well as the scientific foundations, technologies, legislative requirements for their production, and their various types.

Course outputs :

1. Explains the concept of functional foods and their positive effects on human health.
2. It explains the scientific foundations, technologies, and legislative requirements for the production of functional foods.

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  • Last update: 2026-08-26

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