Özet:

All societies on our planet Earth are very different from each other in terms of culinary cultures. Elements such as the geographical features of the countries and the civilizations that have lived in the region before are the most important factors in the formation of these differences. With the increase in technological developments in the last century, people aimed to benefit more from food and societies that pay more attention to the foods they eat began to form. In addition to normal nutrition for a healthy life, the trend towards foods that provide extra benefits for health has begun. As a result of this orientation, the concept of functional food has emerged and its importance has begun to increase. In this study, how the term functional food emerged and the properties of some foods with functional food characteristics and their effects on health are included.

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