Health food is a type of food that has the antibacterial properties of general food. It can regulate the functions of the human body and is suitable for consumption by specific groups of people, but it cannot treat diseases. Health (functional) food is called "health food" in European and American countries, and "functional food" in Japan. The rise of health (functional) food in our country was in the late 1980s and early 1990s. After the development of the first and second generations, it will also enter the third generation. That is, health food not only requires human and animal experiments to prove that the product has certain Physiological regulation function, it is more necessary to find out the structure, content, mechanism of action and the stable form of factors with this health care function in food.

Article 2.1 of the national standard GB/T15901-1994 "Basic Terminology for the Food Industry" defines "general food" as "substances available for human consumption or drinking, including processed food, semi-finished products and unprocessed food, It does not include tobacco or substances used only for pharmaceutical purposes. "The International Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC) CODEXSTAN 1: 1985 "General Standard for the Labeling of Prepackaged Foods" defines "general food" as: "Referring to human consumption, whether processed. ", any semi-processed or unprocessed substance, including beverages, gum, and any substance used in the manufacture, preparation or handling of food; but does not include cosmetics, tobacco or substances for medicinal purposes only". Although the definitions of national standards and international standards are expressed in different ways, their meanings are consistent. In summary, they are: all substances for human consumption. In Article 3.1 of GB16740-1997 "General Standard for Health (Functional) Foods", health (functional) food is defined as: "Health (functional) food is a type of food that has the antibacterial properties of general food and can regulate The functions of the human body are suitable for consumption by specific groups of people, but are not intended to treat diseases.

List of items that can be used as health foods

(arranged in stroke order)

Ginseng, ginseng leaves, ginseng fruit, Panax notoginseng, Smilax poria, thistle, Ligustrum lucidum, dogwood, Achyranthes bidentata, Fritillaria chuanxiong, Ligusticum chuanxiong, red deer fetus, red deer antler, red deer bone, salvia miltiorrhiza, five-chip bark, Schisandra, Cimicifuga, Asparagus, Gastrodia, Radix Pseudostellariae, Morinda officinalis, Acosta, Equisetum, Arctium lappa, Burdock root, Plantain, Plantain, Adenophora, Fritillaria, Scrophulariaceae, Rehmannia glutinosa , Raw Polygonum multiflorum, Atractylodes, Atractylodes, White Peony, White Cardamom, Cassia, Dendrobium (proof of use is required), Diguchi, Angelicae, Bamboo Ru, Safflower, Rhodiola rosea, American ginseng, Evodia, Huainiu Knee, Eucommia ulmoides, Eucommia ulmoides leaves, Astragalus japonica, peony bark, aloe vera, Atractylodes, psoralen, myrobalan, red peony root, Polygala root, Ophiopogon japonicus, tortoise shell, Peilan, Platycladus orientalis leaves, rhubarb, Polygonum multiflorum, Acanthopanax. , rosehip, adenophora, alisma, rose, roselle, anemarrhena, apocynum, kudingcha, golden buckwheat, golden cherry, green bark, magnolia officinalis, magnolia officinalis flower, turmeric, tangerine husk, citrus aurantium , Baiziren, Pearl, Gynostemma pentaphylla, Fenugreek, Rubia, Piper longum, Chive seed, Polygonum multiflorum vine, Cyperus rotunda, Drynariae, Codonopsis pilosula, Mulberry bark, Mulberry branch, Fritillaria fritillary, Motherwort, Centella asiatica, Epimedium, dodder, wild chrysanthemum, ginkgo leaf, astragalus, Fritillaria fritillary, senna leaf, gecko, bilberry, sophora japonica, cattail, tribulus, propolis, tamarind, Eclipta, cooked rhubarb, cooked rehmannia glutinosa, Turtle beetle.

List of prohibited items in health food

Illustrations of octagonal lotus, balima, stephanotis, tangerine, hyoscyamus, Aconite root, Fangji root, mulberry leaves, and nuxuria. Seed, Hexagonia, Henbane, Croton, Mercury, Catharanthus roseus, Kansui, Araceum, Pinellia ternata, White monkshood, Wolfsbane, Baijiangdan, Lycoris, Guanmutong, Nongji dysentery, Oleander, Cinnabar, rice husk (poppy husk), red dandelion, yew, red fennel, red powder, crocodile root, crocodile root, Lijiang mountain arrowhead, Beijing spurge, Kunming mountain crabapple, puffer fish, sheep flower, green lady bug, Fish vine, digitalis, goldenrod, morning glory, arsenic (white arsenic, red arsenic, arsenic), grass black, xiangjiapi (willow bark), camel pod, podophyllum, grass grass, iron mallet, bell Orchid, Artemisia aestivum, Oleander, Cantharis, Sulfur, Realgar, Tripterygium wilfordii, Belladonna, Veratrum, Toad Fructus

Standards stipulate that health (functional) foods should correspond to their functional effects. The functional ingredients and their minimum content.

Functional ingredients refer to substances that can regulate human body functions by activating enzyme activity or other ways. Currently they mainly include:

1. Polysaccharides: such as dietary fiber, lentinan, etc.;

2. Functional sweeteners (agents): such as monosaccharides, oligosaccharides, polyol sugars, etc.;

3. Functional oils (fatty acids): such as polyunsaturated fatty acids, phosphoesters, choline, etc.;

4. Free radical scavengers: such as superoxide dismutase (SOD), glutamic acid phthalide peroxidase, etc.;

5. Vitamins: such as vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin E, etc.;

6 Peptides and proteins: such as glutathione, immunoglobulin, etc.;

7. Active fungi: such as polylactic acid bacteria, Bifidobacterium, etc.;

8. Trace elements: such as selenium, zinc, etc.;

9. Other categories: octacosanol, phytosterols, saponins (glycosides), etc.

With the continuous entry of foreign health foods, people can see more and more imported health foods on the market. Some unscrupulous businesses take advantage of the fact that ordinary people don't know the secrets and take advantage of the opportunity to make new tricks and pretend to be fake. How to choose imported health foods? Here are 5 tips for you.

1. The first step: Look for the imported health food with the official mark. There should be the "Imported Health Food Approval Certificate" approved by the my country Food and Drug Administration, the health food mark - little blue hat, and the health food batch number, such as "National Food "Jianjin ××".

2． The second trick: compare Chinese and English. In the eyes of many people, it is a matter of course that imported health foods are all in foreign languages. But in fact, the country has express regulations that regular imported health foods should have standard Chinese and foreign language labels, and the Chinese font must be larger than the foreign font.

3. The third step: To verify that the imported health food is qualified and formal, it must be able to provide a valid health certificate issued by the Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau, and be affixed with an anti-counterfeiting mark.

4． Tip 4: Be clear about the place of origin. Many imported health food products do not have their place of origin visible on their outer packaging. According to regulations, the country or region of origin of the product, and the name and address of the agent registered in accordance with the law in China should be marked on the product. Ordinary people can use Chinese and English to check whether it is marked. At the same time, you can also find out whether the health food you are buying is imported health food, and don’t make a joke of “made in china”.

5． Tip 5: Have basic elements. Many people believe that imported health foods are foreign products and may have requirements for foreign products that are different from domestic products. Many imported health food salesmen use this statement to deceive consumers. This is not the case. Regular imported health products must also have trademark, product name, production date, safe use period or expiry date and other domestic health product standard requirements.