ABSTRACT
The Function of diet and/or nutrition is to supply nutrients to meet the hosts physiological requirements. As research behind diet and health/well being has evolved, the idea of ‘functional foods’ has become accepted among people. Functional foods, also known as nutriceuticals/biotherapeutics, are administered to obtain a specifi c result (Floch and Hong-Curtiss 2002). Foods which are ‘functional’ are those which exert certain positive properties or benefi ts over and above their normal nutritional value. Functional foods are universally popular but sometimes plagued by scarce research/ claims; thus this concept is only commercially successful. Some organic and
1 Department of Microbiology, Barkatullah University, Hoshangabad Road, Habibganj, Bhopal 462026, Madhya Pradesh, India.
