BIOACTIVES: Formulation　Challenｇes in Foods

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Editors' note: NutraSolutions.com now provides original, web-exclusive content. This article was first published on that website March 18, 2011. This is a condensed version. To see the complete article, go to http://tinyurl.com/3pev5j5. he lines between foods and dietary supplements continue to blur, and more extensive use of bioactive ingredients is clouding the picture. Foods are becoming increasingly nutritionally functional and delivering the health benefits once reserved for supplements. Additionally, many supplements/bioactives are being delivered in food form—chews, beverages, bars, baked goods, etc. New functional food products launched in the global food and beverage marketplace have included fortification with various bioactives, including vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, omega-3 fatty acids, plant extracts, prebiot-ics, probiotics and fibers, etc.