Fibe Mini

Fibe Mini (ファイブミニ) is a Japanese soft drink with added dietary fiber produced by Otsuka Pharmaceutical. It was launched in 1988, and is often considered the first "functional food".

Overview

The functional ingredient is polydextrose,^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5] which has been associated with health benefits.^[6] The drink also includes minerals and vitamins.^[7]

It was a hit upon launch and began the functional food trend in Japan from 1988 to 1989, a period that produced 51 dietary fiber drinks.^[8] The fiber sources of these products were often added to milk and soft drinks.^[6]

References

^ Allen, Gary J.; Albala, Ken (10 October 2007). The business of food: encyclopedia of the food and drink industries. ABC-CLIO. p. 211. ISBN 978-0-313-33725-3. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
^ Goldberg, Israel (30 April 1994). Functional Foods: Designer Foods, Pharmafoods, Nutraceuticals. Springer. p. 11. ISBN 978-0-8342-1688-4. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
^ Heasman, Michael; Mellentin, Julian (2001). The functional foods revolution: healthy people, healthy profits?. Earthscan. pp. 4, 136. ISBN 978-1-85383-687-9. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
^ Dimitris Charalampopoulos; Robert A. Rastall (31 July 2009). Prebiotics and probiotics science and technology. Springer. p. 340. ISBN 978-0-387-79057-2. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
^ Hayes, David (1 July 2004). "More than a functional fad: as functional foods continue to develop in Japan, it is clear that functional dairy products are more than just a passing phase". Dairy Industries International. Wilmington Publishing Ltd. ISSN 0308-8197. Retrieved 12 February 2012. Alt. link.
^ ^a ^b Cho, Susan Sungsoo (1999). Complex Carbohydrates in Foods. New York: Marcel Dekker, Inc. pp. 609. ISBN 0824701879.
^ Kumar, D. Suresh (2016). Herbal Bioactives and Food Fortification: Extraction and Formulation. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press. p. 176. ISBN 9781482253641.
^ Heasman, Michael; Mellentin, Julian (2001). The Functional Foods Revolution: Healthy People, Healthy Profits?. Sterling, VA: Earthscan. p. 136. ISBN 9781853836879.

External links

[AllenAlbala2007-1] Allen, Gary J.; Albala, Ken (10 October 2007). The business of food: encyclopedia of the food and drink industries. ABC-CLIO. p. 211. ISBN 978-0-313-33725-3. Retrieved 12 February 2012.

[Goldberg1994-2] Goldberg, Israel (30 April 1994). Functional Foods: Designer Foods, Pharmafoods, Nutraceuticals. Springer. p. 11. ISBN 978-0-8342-1688-4. Retrieved 12 February 2012.

[HeasmanMellentin2001-3] Heasman, Michael; Mellentin, Julian (2001). The functional foods revolution: healthy people, healthy profits?. Earthscan. pp. 4, 136. ISBN 978-1-85383-687-9. Retrieved 12 February 2012.

[CharalampopoulosRastall2009-4] Dimitris Charalampopoulos; Robert A. Rastall (31 July 2009). Prebiotics and probiotics science and technology. Springer. p. 340. ISBN 978-0-387-79057-2. Retrieved 12 February 2012.

[Hayes2012-5] Hayes, David (1 July 2004). "More than a functional fad: as functional foods continue to develop in Japan, it is clear that functional dairy products are more than just a passing phase". Dairy Industries International. Wilmington Publishing Ltd. ISSN 0308-8197. Retrieved 12 February 2012. Alt. link.

[:0-6] Cho, Susan Sungsoo (1999). Complex Carbohydrates in Foods. New York: Marcel Dekker, Inc. pp. 609. ISBN 0824701879.

[7] Kumar, D. Suresh (2016). Herbal Bioactives and Food Fortification: Extraction and Formulation. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press. p. 176. ISBN 9781482253641.

[8] Heasman, Michael; Mellentin, Julian (2001). The Functional Foods Revolution: Healthy People, Healthy Profits?. Sterling, VA: Earthscan. p. 136. ISBN 9781853836879.

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