Nutraceuticals often referred to as phytochemicals or functional food, are a group of products used both as nutrition for general well-being or as a medicine to control symptoms. These products are helpful in maintaining body growth, improving health, delaying the aging process, physiological balance, increasing life expectancy, and preventing malignant processes. It is considered as a combination of the word “nutrient,” as a nourishing food component, and “pharmaceutical,” as a medical drug. As of now, there are no defined criteria for nutraceuticals, therefore countries worldwide follow different rules and regulations to classify nutraceuticals. Most countries...
