NUTRACEUTICAL-A REVIEW ON CURRENT STATUS |
Author(s): |
V. Anandhi |
Keywords: |
Nutraceuticals, Prebiotics, Probiotics, Regulatory compliance. |
Abstract |
Nutraceuticals refers to foods having a medicinal effect on health of human beings. It consists of food supplements, herbal products, probiotics and prebiotics, medical foods meant for prevention and treatment of diseases. Majornutraceuticals possess multiple therapeutic effect with lacking of unwanted effects hence attract more consumer interest. Increase in shift towards preventive therapies and increasing disposable income, favorable pricing environment growth in pharma retail chain and increase in healthcare spending is mainly responsible for increasing market for nutraceuticals in India, but lack of standardization and awareness, high pricing, marketing and distribution are some challenges. Nutraceutical market is seeing tidal growth mainly in United States, India and European countries. Faster access to this market is possible through business partnership models, effective regulatory compliance and by evaluating key trends and consumer reference. |
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Paper ID: IJSARTV Published in: Volume : 9, Issue : 2 Publication Date: 2/1/2023 |
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