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STRATEGIC R & D

Prepare Thoroughly before Apply Novel
Ingredients into Functional Foods
For the application of functional ingredients not yet
specified in the standards of the Food and Drug Administration
(FDA) in the research and development of functional food
and beverage products, it is necessary to analyze their
various properties before commercial use. For example,
when using ingredients without certified by the FDA, it is
required to specify the extraction method and analyze the
amount of active components in the extract. These extracts
should then evaluate the biological activities related to the
product claims, such as reducing body fat, lowering blood
sugar levels, boosting immunity, or inhibiting cancer cells.
Afterward, the ingredients must assess the toxicology and
safety to analyze their potential toxicity to the body. These
assessments typically involve in vivo tests; if the extract is
safe, it can be developed into functional food and beverage
products and undergo clinical trials in humans. Upon
completion of all testing, the evidence can be submitted to
the FDA to request permission to sell the ingredient or
product.
Analyzing components, biological efficacy properties,
Variety of Functional Food and Beverage and safety in the use of ingredients and products is crucial
Products for the development of functional food products. Therefore,
Currently, many functional food and beverage products are choosing testing services from reputable organizations is
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on the market. They may be divided according to the function essential to obtain comprehensive information and
of the product, such as: convenient permission requirements before introducing the
- Functional food and beverage products with sleep products to the market.
support, including cereal snacks under the “Dream Bar”
brand, “Yogi” tea brand, “Som” canned drinks brand, “Pod”
chewing gum brand, “Nightfood” ice cream brand, and milk
product brand “Dairy Home: Bedtime Milk”. More Information Service Info C007
- Functional food and beverage products with weight
control benefits, such as frozen food under the “Lean
Cuisine” brand, chocolate bars under the “Slim Fast” brand, ข้้อมููลเพิ่่�มูเติ่มู / Additional Information
tea under the “Lipton” brand, protein drinks under the “Koia” a สถาบัันวิิจััยวิิทยาศาสตร์์และเทคโนโลยีแห่่งปร์ะเทศไทย (วิวิ.) เป็น
brand, and crispy chicken breast with herbs under the “Eat ห่น่วิยงานให่้บัร์ิการ์ทดสอบัสาร์สกัดและ/ห่ร์ือผลิตภััณฑ์์ ทั�งการ์วิิเคร์าะห่์
Me Eat Clean” brand. ด้านคุณภัาพและปร์ิมาณสาร์สำาคัญในสาร์สกัด ร์วิมถึงการ์บัร์ิการ์
- Functional food and beverage products that help วิิเคร์าะห่์ทดสอบัเฉพาะด้าน เช่่น การ์ทดสอบัสาร์ต้านอนุมูลอิสร์ะ
promote energy, like energy drinks under the “Monster”
brand, cereal snacks under the “Gatorade” brand, protein การ์ทดสอบัการ์ออกฤทธิ์ิ�ด้านร์ะบับัภัูมิคุ้มกัน มะเร์็ง และร์ะบับัขัับัถ่าย
drinks under the “Muscle Milk” brand, ready-to-eat soups เป็นต้น นอกจัากนี� ยังมีบัร์ิการ์พัฒนาสูตร์ผลิตภััณฑ์์ พร์้อมทดสอบั
under the “LUHV” brand, and energy snack bars under the ควิามปลอดภััยในร์ะดับัสัตวิ์ทดลอง ซึ่ึ�งสามาร์ถนำาห่ลักฐานดังกล่าวิไป
“ProEngy” brand. ยื�นขัอขัึ�นทะเบัียนสาร์สกัดและ/ห่ร์ือผลิตภััณฑ์์กับัทาง อย. ได้
- Functional food and beverage products that help a Thailand Institute of Scientific and Technological Research (TISTR)
reduce stress, such as the “Yogi” tea brand, the “Sunday is a scientific research institute that provides services for ingredients
Scaries” gummy products brand, the “Good Day” chocolate and/or products evaluation. These services include analysis of the
brand, the “Zenify” canned drinks brand, the “MegaFood” quality and quantity of important substances in the extract, as well
chewing gum brand, and the “Twinings” tea brand. as specialized analysing services such as antioxidant, immunity,
- Functional food and beverage products that help anti-cancer, and digestive system functionality evaluation.
nourish the brain, like breakfast cereal brand “Kellogg’s”, Additionally, the institute offers product formula development
tea brand “Teaonic”, cereal snacks brand “Creative”, snacks services and is equipped to in vivo safety test. This evidence can
brand “IQ Bar”, and beverages brand “Peptein”. be utilized for applying for the permission of ingredients and/or
- Functional food and beverage products that products with the FDA.
promote digestive health include cereal snacks by the
‘GoodBelly’ brand, snacks and fruit juices by the ‘Farmhouse เอกสารอ้างอ่ง / References
Culture’ brand, yogurt milk by the ‘Califia Farms’ brand, 1 Henry, C.J. (2010). Functional foods. European Journal of Clinical
yogurt by the ‘Dutchie Bio’ brand, and drinks by the ‘Activia’ Nutrition, 64, 657-659.
brand. 2 Boye, J.I. (2015). Nutraceutical and Functional Food Processing
Technology. Oxford: John Wiley and Sons.
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