Issue 12, 2024

Nutraceuticals and dietary supplements: balancing out the pros and cons

Abstract

While the market is full of different dietary supplements, in most countries, legislation is clear and strict towards these products, with severe limitations on their health claims. Overall, the claims cannot go beyond the consumption of a said supplement will contribute to a healthy diet. Thus, the supplement industry has been reacting and changing their approach to consumers. One change is the considerable growth of the nutraceutical market, which provides naturally produced products, with low processing and close to no claims on the label. The marketing of this industry shifts from claiming several benefits on the label (dietary supplements) to relying on the knowledge of consumers towards the benefits of minimally processed foods filled with natural products (nutraceuticals). This review focuses on the difference between these two products, their consumption patterns, forms of presentation, explaining what makes them different, their changes through time, and their most notable ingredients, basically balancing out their pros and cons.

Graphical abstract: Nutraceuticals and dietary supplements: balancing out the pros and cons

Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
07 mar. 2024
Accepted
23 may. 2024
First published
23 may. 2024

Food Funct., 2024,15, 6289-6303

Nutraceuticals and dietary supplements: balancing out the pros and cons

F. A. Fernandes, M. Carocho, M. A. Prieto, L. Barros, I. C. F. R. Ferreira and S. A. Heleno, Food Funct., 2024, 15, 6289 DOI: 10.1039/D4FO01113A

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