Meaning & use
Nutraceutical
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A food or food component that provides medical or health benefits, including the prevention or treatment of disease.
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The company markets its vitamin-fortified drink as a nutraceutical rather than a simple beverage.
Researchers are studying nutraceuticals derived from green tea for their antioxidant properties.
A note on using this word
"Nutraceutical" is a blend of "nutrition" and "pharmaceutical," coined in the 1980s to describe products at the boundary between food and medicine.
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