Editing Functional food (section)

==Ingredients and market trends==

Common ingredients intended to be functional when added to foods include [[Polyunsaturated fat|polyunsaturated fatty acids]], [[probiotic]]s, [[Prebiotic (nutrition)|prebiotics]], [[vitamin]]s with [[antioxidant]] properties, and [[protein (nutrient)|protein]].<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Granato |first=Daniel |last2=Barba |first2=Francisco J. |last3=Kovačević |first3=Danijela Bursać |last4=Lorenzo |first4=José M. |last5=Cruz |first5=Adriano G. |last6=Putnik |first6=Predrag |date=2020-03-25 |title=Functional Foods: Product Development, Technological Trends, Efficacy Testing, and Safety |url=https://www.annualreviews.org/content/journals/10.1146/annurev-food-032519-051708 |journal=Annual Review of Food Science and Technology |language=en |volume=11|pages=93–118 |doi=10.1146/annurev-food-032519-051708 |issn=1941-1413|url-access=subscription }}</ref><ref name="mell">{{cite web |author1=Mellentin J |title=Key Trends in Functional Foods for 2025 |url=https://www.nutraceuticalsworld.com/key-trends-in-functional-foods-for-2025/ |publisher=Nutraceuticals World |access-date=18 April 2025 |date=7 October 2024}}</ref>

As of 2025, leading product trends and motivations for choosing functional foods are for [[energy drink]]s, [[Ageing|healthy aging]], [[active living]], and [[weight loss]], among several others.<ref name=sloan/>