Functional Foods & Nutraceuticals

Functional foods are converging with the gut microbiome and personalized nutrition movements, supported by next-generation probiotics (Akkermansia muciniphila, Faecalibacterium prausnitzii), postbiotics, and human milk oligosaccharide (HMO) fortification entering mainstream products. The track will cover the regulatory status of structure-function claims under FDA and EFSA Article 13 health claims, microencapsulation strategies for delivering bioactives past the gastric environment, and the rapid expansion of GLP-1-supportive nutrition products following the SELECT and SURMOUNT outcomes data. Sessions will examine continuous glucose monitor-driven personalized diets (ZOE, Levels, January AI), nutrigenomics, and the polyphenol-microbiome axis.