Difference between special medical food, health food and ordinary food

Ordinary food. Refers to all kinds of finished products and raw materials that people eat or drink, as well as articles that are traditionally both food and traditional Chinese medicine, but do not include articles used for treatment. Healthy food. That is to say, foods that claim to have specific health care functions. Refers to the food that is suitable for specific people to eat, has the function of regulating the body, is not used to treat diseases, and does not cause acute, subacute or chronic damage to the human body.

Special medical food. It is specially processed and formulated to meet the special needs of nutrition or diet under dietary restriction, digestive absorption disorder, metabolic disorder or specific disease conditions. These products must be eaten alone or together with other foods under the guidance of a doctor or clinical dietitian.

2. Different uses

Ordinary food. Provide nutrition and maintain normal metabolism of human body. Health food. It is mainly used to regulate the physical function of specific people.

Special medical food. As a nutritional supplement, it plays a nutritional support role in treatment, rehabilitation and body function maintenance.

3. Different raw materials

Ordinary food. Rich in nutrition, without any side effects.

Special medical food. Rich in nutrition, and has no side effects on specific people.

4. Different management methods.

Ordinary food. Filing with the Food and Drug Administration.

Special medical food. Now it is registered with the Food and Drug Administration.

5. Different food forms

Ordinary food. In the form of ordinary food.

Special medical food. Most of them are in the form of powder and solution.