What are functional foods?

Functional foods - what are they?

Although the term may seem abstract, in reality, we refer to functional foods as foods that, in addition to their nutritional properties, have a beneficial effect on health and daily functioning. This means that in addition to the essential and basic nutrients found in a given product, their contents have been enriched with a number of active ingredients that can provide positive effects for the body on many different levels. What additional ingredients are most commonly found in functional foods?

• Dietary fibre
• Plant-based sterols
• Vitamins and minerals in more or less absorbable forms
• Unsaturated omega fatty acids (e.g. omega-3)
• natural antioxidants (e.g. citrus fruit extracts)
• substances with stimulating and energizing properties (e.g. caffeine, taurine, inositol)
• Amino acids and their derivatives (e.g. choline, lecithin)
• Living bacterial cultures and the substances that provide food for them (so-called probiotics and prebiotics)

Functional foods and health

One of the basic principles of functional foods is to provide the body with nutrients that have a documented and positive effect on health . Products from this group have a wide range of applications, which is determined by the active ingredients they contain. Starting from the support of the body in terms of psychophysical efficiency and dealing with fatigue, through improving the functioning of the immunity or reducing excessive appetite, finishing with the intensification of intestinal work and reducing the risk of disorders such as obesity, osteoporosis or cardiovascular diseases.

Functional foods from Olimp Sport Nutrition

The rich offer of the Olimp Sport Nutrition brand would not be complete if it did not include several functional food items. The products, as well as other dietary supplements, are produced in modern laboratories of the Olimp Laboratories pharmaceutical company. This is proven by the use of microbiologically tested raw materials, the use of advanced laboratory technology and the application of innovative production solutions.

Olimp Protein Snack is a unique solution for people who want to maintain normal body weight but cannot give up sweets. The product is an incredibly tasty snack in the form of a crispy wafer with a high-protein cream (complete WPC whey concentrate!) in a delicious topping. Each of the two amazing flavours (chocolate and walnut) will allow you to forget about the high-calorie snacks and will also help maintain muscle mass and reduce the desire to reach for something sweet.