nutraceutical

English

Alternative forms

• neutraceutical, neutriceutical

Etymology

Blend of nutrient +‎ pharmaceutical, a marketing term coined by Stephen DeFelice in 1989.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /njuːtɹəˈsuːtɪkəl/

Noun

nutraceutical (plural nutraceuticals)

1. A nutrient or food believed to have curative properties. A food used as a drug.

   Synonym: bioceutical

   Coordinate term: functional food

   • 2004 August 25, “Find your thrill on blueberry hill”, in The Guardian‎^[1]:

     The latest nutraceutical nostrum could come from the blueberry.

   • 2015 August 31, Trevor Baker, “Why you should forget ‘nutraceuticals’ and focus on a healthy diet”, in The Guardian‎^[2]:

     Japan, where the probiotic drink Yakult was invented in 1935, is regarded as the homeland of nutraceuticals. Thanks to a lighter legislative touch than in Europe it’s also relatively easy for food manufacturers to claim special powers for their products.

Derived terms

• metallonutraceutical

Translations

supposedly or provenly food with pharmaceutical properties

• German: Nutrazeutikum n
• Greek: τροφοφάρμακο n (trofofármako), φαρμακοτρόφιμο n (farmakotrófimo), διατροφοφάρμακο n (diatrofofármako), διατροφάρμακο n (diatrofármako)