The importance of sustainable dairy functional food processing

Abstract

The functional food is one of the main directions of healthy lifestyle and sustainable food production, due to its positive influence on health because of the usage of raw materials of natural origin. Therefore, it attracted the interest of consumers and manufacturers concerning human healthy lifestyle and sustainable economic growth. In addition to this, the importance of supplying local food markets with healthy alternatives for consumers by small and medium enterprises (SMEs). For this purpose, our study will discuss the importance of functional food for better sustainability, especially in dairy functional food in the Hungarian market by reviewing previous studies and logical analysing for better comprehension and recommendations for SMEs in the Hungarian market.