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Functional Foods

Foods positioned around functional nutritional benefits.

Functional Foods

Products

Organic Golden Flaxseed Meal
Bob's Red MillFunctional Foods

Organic Golden Flaxseed Meal

Certified organic golden flaxseed, ground into meal from a single ingredient.

Organic
Organic Old Fashioned Rolled Oats
Bob's Red MillFunctional Foods

Organic Old Fashioned Rolled Oats

Certified organic rolled oats made from a single ingredient: whole grain oats.

OrganicWhole Grain
Whole Milk Plain Greek Yogurt
ChobaniFunctional Foods

Whole Milk Plain Greek Yogurt

Plain, whole milk Greek yogurt made from cultured milk, with live and active cultures.

Live Active CulturesGreek YogurtWhole Milk

Articles

Functional FoodsSeptember 18, 2026

What Are Functional Foods, Really?

"Functional food" appears on packaging with a confidence the term hasn't earned. Here is how researchers use it, why it is not an FDA category, and what the label claims behind it actually mean.