The popularity and acceptance of functional foods in developed countries is due to the increase in expectation of life of the people themselves. Significant development has been the production and consumption of food products in Japan, America and Europe, while in third world countries are glaring security issues and food safety as the unsolved problems. The minimum benefit design, production and use of functional food products can be pointed at any of the following: Enhance public health, prevention rather than treatment did reduce the difficulty and cost of treatment, especially in children and the elderly, create added value to the raw materials after the sale, to circulate the food economy, contributing to scientific innovation, enhance the health status.
The study has been to evaluate the status of functional food products, the economy and the challenges ahead Howe also examines the production of new products in three fields of grain products, dairy and drinks.