Functional food market competition will usher in a new pattern

Since the outbreak of the epidemic, more and more consumers have realized that a strong immunity is crucial to fighting the virus

Functional food is an important way to improve physical fitness and nutritional intervention for chronic diseases.

From other different perspectives, functional foods can also be classified

In addition, it can also be classified according to scientific and technological content and food efficacy

In the EU, functional foods mainly include food supplements and foods for specific groups of people

In the United States, functional foods mainly include dietary supplements, special dietary foods and some general foods

In Japan, health functional foods (that is, health foods similar to those in China) are divided into three categories: food for specific health use, nutritional functional food, and functionally labeled food

As of 2021, there are 24 functional food projects and 43 investment events that have received financing in China

The report pointed out that the functional food track is very young and in the early stage of development, and there are no leading companies with obvious advantages

In recent years, China has begun to attach importance to the research and development of functional foods, and cultivated more new consumers, which is expected to change the new pattern of competition in China's functional food market

(Source: Food Partner Network)

"China Food News" (06 edition on August 10, 2022)

(Editor-in-charge: Yang Xiaojing)