A functional beverage is a drink typically intended to convey a health benefit. Some include ingredients like herbs, vitamins, minerals, amino acids, or additional raw fruit or vegetables.
Examples of functional beverages include sports and performance drinks, energy drinks, ready to drink (RTD) teas, enhanced fruit drinks, soy beverages, and enhanced water.
A non-alcoholic drink that contains non-traditional ingredients, including herbs, vitamins, minerals, amino acids or added raw fruit or vegetable ingredients, which is claimed to provide specific health benefits beyond those of general nutrition—e.g., boosting or enhancing the immune system or heart, improving joint mobility, increasing sense of well-being, increasing energy and satiety.
