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 edit

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 edit

^ 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 edit

[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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