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979 functional foods, mapped to what they do

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Adaptogen (11)

Ashwagandha Bacopa Monnieri Ginseng (Panax) Gynostemma (Jiaogulan) Maca Mucuna Pruriens Pine Pollen Rhodiola Schisandra Shilajit Tongkat Ali

Algae & Sea Vegetable (96)

Agar seaweed Agar weed Agar-agar seaweed Akamoku American glasswort Aonori Arame Astaxanthin algae Atlantic nori Atlantic wakame Australian kelp Bladderwrack Bull kelp (Durvillaea potatorum) Bull kelp (Nereocystis luetkeana) Carrageen moss Channelled wrack Chilean agar seaweed Chilean kelp Chlorella (Chlorella sorokiniana) Cochayuyo (Chondracanthus chamissoi) Cochayuyo (Durvillaea antarctica) Dead man's fingers DHA algae DHA microalgae Dulse Dunaliella salina Eelgrass grain Euglena False Irish moss Fingered kelp Freshwater kai algae Funori Furbellow Gamtae Giant kelp Gigartina Golden samphire Gracilaria birdiae Green sea grapes Gutweed Hijiki Hiromi Hitoegusa Isochrysis Jamaican sea moss Kappaphycus sea moss Klamath blue-green algae Knotted wrack Kombu Landlady's wig Limu kohu Màuru Maxima spirulina Mozuku Nannochloropsis New Zealand spinach Nori Nori (Neopyropia yezoensis) Nori (Pyropia tenera) Odontella aurita Ogonori Okinawa mozuku Oyster leaf Perennial glasswort Phaeodactylum tricornutum Portuguese agar seaweed Red microalgae Scenedesmus Sea bamboo Sea bean Sea beet Sea blite Sea fennel Sea grapes Sea kale Sea lettuce Sea orache Sea palm Sea plantain Sea purslane Sea spaghetti Sea truffle Slender wart weed Spinosum Sugar kelp Tangle kelp Tetraselmis Toothed wrack Tosaka-nori Tropical sargassum Turbinaria ornata Velvet horn seaweed Wakame Water spinach Wild blue-green algae Wireweed

Animal-Derived Functional (14)

Bone Marrow Bonito Flakes Butter Cod Liver Oil Collagen Peptides Colostrum (Bovine) Egg (Chicken) Fish Roe / Caviar Gelatin Ghee Grass-Fed Tallow Heavy Cream Katsuobushi Milk (Cow's)

Baked Good & Treat (5)

Almond Flour Cookies Dark Chocolate Brownie Fruit & Nut Bar Fruit Leather Oatmeal Cookies

Balm (3)

Balsam Poplar Calendula Balm Lip & Cheek Herbal Balm

Bee & Hive Product (7)

Bee Pollen Beeswax Manuka Honey Propolis Raw Honey Raw Honeycomb Royal Jelly

Cheese & Cultured Dairy (25)

Aged Cheddar Aged Gouda Blue Cheese (Roquefort / Gorgonzola) Brie / Camembert Cotija Cottage Cheese Cream Cheese (Cultured) Feta Goat Cheese (Chèvre) Gruyere Gruyère Halloumi Kefir Cheese / Labneh Labneh Manchego Mozzarella (Fresh) Paneer Parmigiano-Reggiano Pecorino Romano Quark Queso Fresco Ricotta Skyr Smetana Swiss / Emmental

Dip & Spread (6)

Baba Ganoush Guacamole Hummus Salsa Tzatziki White Bean Dip

Edible Flower (15)

Borage Flower Chive Blossom Cornflower Daylily Elderflower Hollyhock Jasmine Lilac Marigold (Signet/Tagetes) Nasturtium Pansy / Viola Pea Flower / Butterfly Pea Rose Petal Squash Blossom Violet

Edible Insect (5)

Black Soldier Fly Larvae Cricket Protein Grasshoppers / Chapulines Mealworms Mopane Worms

Essential Oil / Aromatherapy (12)

Bergamot Oil Clove Oil Eucalyptus Oil Frankincense Oil Lavender Oil Lemon Oil Oregano Oil Peppermint Oil Roman Chamomile Oil Rosemary Oil Tea Tree Oil (Essential Oil) Ylang-Ylang Oil

Fermented & Cultured Food (22)

Beet Kvass Black Garlic Capers Fermented Cod Liver Oil Fish Sauce (Traditional Fermented) Ginger Beer Green Olives Injera Jun Kalamata Olives Koji Kombucha Kvass Miso Plain Yogurt (Live Culture) Sour Cream Sourdough Bread Soy Sauce Tempeh Tepache Umeboshi Water Kefir

Freeze-Dried Fruit Powder (11)

Acai Powder Apple Powder Banana Powder Blueberry Powder Dragon Fruit Powder Lucuma Powder Mango Powder Pomegranate Powder Raspberry Powder Strawberry Powder Tart Cherry Powder

Fruit (107)

Acai Acerola Ackee Apple Apricot Aronia (Chokeberry) Avocado Banana Baobab Baobab Fruit Bergamot Orange Bilberry Black Sapote Blackberry Blackcurrant Blood Orange Blueberries Boysenberry Breadfruit Buddha's Hand Calamansi Camu Camu Canary Melon Cantaloupe (Muskmelon) Cape Gooseberry Casaba Melon Charentais Melon Cherimoya Cherry (Tart) Chokecherry Clementine Cloudberry Coconut Cranberry Crenshaw Melon Date Dragon Fruit (Pitaya) Durian Elderberry Feijoa Fig Finger Lime Galia Melon Goji Gooseberry Grapefruit Grapes Guanabana, Soursop, Custard apple, Brazilian paw paw Guava Hami Melon Haritaki Honeyberry (Haskap) Honeydew Melon Horned Melon (Kiwano) Huckleberry Jabuticaba Jackfruit Jujube Kaffir Lime Key Lime Kiwifruit Kokum Korean Melon (Chamoe) Kumquat Lemon Lime Lingonberry Loquat Lychee Makrut Lime Mamey Sapote Mandarin Orange (Tangerine) Mango Maqui Berry Marula Medlar Meyer Lemon Miracle Fruit Mulberry Nectarine Noni Orange Papaya Partridgeberry Passion Fruit Paw Paw Peach Persian Melon Persimmon Pineapple Plum / Prune Pomegranate Pomelo Prickly Pear Quince Rambutan Raspberry Redcurrant Salak Sea Buckthorn Sloe (Blackthorn) Strawberry Sweet Cherry Tamarind Watermelon Winter Melon (Wax Gourd) Yuzu

Functional Food (66)

Agave Almond Milk Amaranth Amla Artichoke Barley Beets Bone Broth Brown Rice Buckwheat Bulgur Chasteberry Chlorella (Chlorella vulgaris) Chyawanprash Cocoa Cod Couscous Dark Chocolate (85%+) Dark Leafy Greens Einkorn Farro Fonio Free & Easy Wanderer (Xiao Yao San) Freekeh Fufu Garlic Ginger Green Tea / Matcha Irish Moss Jade Windscreen (Yu Ping Feng San) Job's Tears Juniper Kefir Kelp Kimchi Lemon Peel Mackerel Masa Harina Millet Molecular Hydrogen (Hydrogen-Rich Water) Monk fruit Nopal Oat Milk Oats (Rolled) Olive Oil (EVOO) Pasta Pumpkin Seeds Sardines Sauerkraut Saw Palmetto Shrimp Sorghum Soy Milk Spelt Spirulina Teff Tilapia Tofu Trout Tuna Turmeric Walnuts White Rice Whole Wheat Bread Wild Rice Wild Salmon

Herb (154)

Agrimony Alder Alfalfa Aloe vera American Spikenard Angelica Arjuna Arnica Aspen Astragalus Baical Skullcap Balsam Fir Barberry Basil Bee Balm Bhringraj Bitter Melon Bitter orange Black Cohosh Blessed Thistle Blue Lotus Blue Vervain Boneset Boswellia Bupleurum Burdock Butterbur Calendula California Poppy Cat's Claw Cedar Berry Chamomile Chickweed Chicory Chives Cilantro Codonopsis Comfrey Curry Leaf Damiana Devil's Claw Devil's Club Dill Dong Quai Echinacea Elecampane Epazote Ephedra Eucalyptus European Mistletoe Evening Primrose Eyebright Feverfew Forsythia Frankincense Gentian German Chamomile Ginkgo Gokshura Goldenrod Goldenseal Ground Ivy Guduchi, Heartleaf Moonseed Gymnema Hawthorn Hibiscus Hoja Santa Holy Basil (Tulsi) Honeysuckle Flower Hops Horehound Horny Goat Weed Horseradish Horsetail Huacatay Hyssop Jamaican Dogwood Joe Pye Weed Kava Kudzu Lavender Lemon Balm Lemongrass Licorice Lobelia Manjistha Marjoram Marshmallow Meadowsweet Moringa Motherwort Mugwort Mullein Myrrh Oat Straw Olive Leaf Onion Oregano Oregano (Wild) Oregon Grape Osha Pandan Parsley Passionflower Pau d'arco Pipsissewa Plantain Pleurisy Root Prickly Ash Quassia Red Clover Red Raspberry Rehmannia Rooibos Rose Rosemary Saffron Sage Salvia miltiorrhiza (Danshen) Sarsaparilla Sassafras Savory Self-Heal Senna Shatavari Skullcap Slippery Elm Spearmint St. John's wort Stevia Stinging Nettle Sweet Wormwood Sweetgrass Tarragon Tea Tree Oil Thai Basil Thyme Tribulus Triphala Uva Ursi Valerian White Peony White Pine White Willow Wild Cherry Wintergreen Witch Hazel Wood Betony Wormwood Yarrow Yellow Dock Yerba mate Yerba Santa Yohimbe

Jam & Preserve (5)

Apple Butter Fruit Jam Fruit Preserves Marmalade Preserved Lemon

Meat & Poultry (10)

Beef Beef (Grass-Fed) Beef Liver Chicken Guanciale Lamb Nduja Pork Speck Turkey

Mushroom (101)

Abalone mushroom Agaricus blazei Agarikon Almond mushroom Amethyst deceiver Artist's conk Bamboo mushroom Bear's head tooth Beefsteak fungus Birch bolete Birch polypore Black morel Black reishi Black truffle Black trumpet Blue oyster mushroom Blusher Bulbous honey fungus Burgundy truffle Button mushroom Caesar's mushroom Caterpillar fungus Cauliflower mushroom Chaga Charcoal burner Chestnut mushroom Chicken of the woods Cicada flower Coral tooth fungus Cordyceps Elm oyster Enoki Field blewit Fried chicken mushroom Fu ling Giant puffball Golden chanterelle Golden oyster mushroom Granulated bolete Green-cracking russula Gypsy mushroom Hedgehog mushroom Hemlock reishi Honey fungus Huaier Indigo milk cap King oyster King tuber oyster Lion's mane Maitake March mushroom Matsutake Mesima Milky mushroom Morel Nameko Orange birch bolete Oyster mushroom Paddy straw mushroom Parasol mushroom Phoenix oyster Pig's ear Pink oyster mushroom Pioppino Porcini Poria Reishi (Ganoderma lingzhi) Reishi (Ganoderma lucidum) Resinous polypore Resinous polypore (Ganoderma) Saffron milk cap Sajor-caju oyster Sanghuang (Phellinus baumii) Sanghuang (Sanghuangporus sanghuang) Shaggy mane Sheep polypore Shiitake Shimeji Silver ear Slippery jack Split gill mushroom St. George's mushroom Stout camphor fungus Termite mushroom (clypeatus) Termite mushroom (Termitomyces albuminosus) Termite mushroom (Termitomyces heimii) Termite mushroom (Termitomyces microcarpus) Tinder fungus Turkey tail Umbrella polypore Usnea White truffle White-pored chicken of the woods Wild enoki Willow bracket Wine cap Witch's butter Wood blewit Wood ear (Auricularia auricula-judae) Wood ear (Auricularia heimuer) Yellowfoot

Nut (10)

Almonds Brazil Nuts Cashews Hazelnuts Macadamia Nuts Peanuts Pecans Pili Nut Pine Nuts Pistachios

Nut & Seed Butter (4)

Almond Butter Peanut Butter Sunflower Seed Butter Tahini

Oil & Vinegar (17)

Apple Cider Vinegar Avocado Oil Balsamic Vinegar Black Vinegar (Chinkiang) Coconut Oil Coconut Vinegar Distilled White Vinegar Flaxseed Oil Malt Vinegar Mustard Oil Red Wine Vinegar Rice Vinegar Sherry Vinegar Toasted Sesame Oil Ume Plum Vinegar (Umezu) Walnut Oil White Wine Vinegar

Oxymel & Shrub (5)

Fire Cider Four Thieves Vinegar Fruit Shrub (Drinking Vinegar) Oxymel Switchel (Haymaker's Punch)

Resin, Gum & Sap (10)

Benzoin Resin Birch Sap Dragon's Blood (Sangre de Grado) Frankincense (Boswellia) Guggul Gum Arabic (Acacia) Maple Sap / Syrup Mastic (Chios Mastic) Myrrh (Resin) Pine Resin / Pitch

Root, Tuber & Rhizome (18)

Arracacha Balsamroot Burdock Root Chicory Root Fingerroot Galangal Jicama Konjac (Glucomannan) Kudzu Root Lotus Root Mashua Taro Tiger Nut Ube Uhi Ulluco Yacon Yuca

Salve (2)

Comfrey & Plantain Healing Salve Drawing Salve

Sauce & Condiment (34)

Basil Pesto Black Bean Sauce Cachaca Chimichurri Colatura Crushed Tomatoes (San Marzano) Dashi Dawadawa Doenjang Doubanjiang Fish Sauce Gochujang Harissa Hoisin Sauce Kecap Manis Ketchup Marinara Sauce Marmite Mayonnaise Mirin Mole Orange Blossom Water Oyster Sauce Piri Piri Ponzu Rose Water Sake Sambal Oelek Shaoxing Wine Shrimp Paste Sun-Dried Tomatoes Tamari Tomato Paste Vegemite

Seed (18)

Cacao Chia Egusi Flaxseed Grape Seed Griffonia Guarana Hemp Seeds Horse Chestnut Kola Nut Nigella Seed Poppy Seed Poppy Seeds Psyllium Quinoa Sacha Inchi Sesame Seeds Sunflower Seeds

Soap (3)

Charcoal & Tea Tree Soap Goat Milk & Calendula Soap Oatmeal & Honey Soap

Spice (56)

Achiote Aji Amarillo Ajwain Aleppo Pepper Allspice Amchur Ancho Chili Anise Annatto Asafoetida Baharat Bay Leaf Berbere Black Cumin Black pepper Black Salt Caraway Cardamom Cayenne Celery Seed Ceylon Cinnamon Chaat Masala Chili Pepper Chipotle Cinnamon Clove Coriander Cumin Dukkah Fennel Fenugreek Furikake Garam Masala Ghost Pepper Gochugaru Grains of Paradise Grains of Selim Guajillo Chili Mahleb Mustard Nutmeg Pippali (Long Pepper) Ras El Hanout Salt (Sea Salt) Sichuan Peppercorn Star Anise Sumac Suya Spice Tangerine Peel (Chen Pi) Togarashi Tonka Bean Urfa Biber Vanilla Wasabi Zaatar Zedoary

Spray (3)

Herbal Insect-Repellent Spray Lavender Linen & Pillow Spray Magnesium Spray

Sprout & Microgreen (8)

Alfalfa Sprouts Barley Grass Broccoli Sprouts Moringa (Sprout) Mung Bean Sprouts Pea Shoots Radish Microgreens Wheatgrass

Sweetener & Functional (19)

Acacia Gum (Fiber Use) Allulose Birch Syrup Brazzein Cane Sugar Coconut Sugar Date Syrup Glycine Honey Inulin Isomaltulose Jaggery Kithul Miraculin Monk Fruit (Luo Han Guo) Palm Sugar Resistant Dextrin Thaumatin Trehalose

Syrup & Cordial (7)

Elderberry Syrup Elderflower Cordial Ginger Syrup Grenadine (Pomegranate Syrup) Herbal Honey (Electuary) Pomegranate Molasses Rosehip Syrup

Tea & Tisane (12)

Butterfly Pea Flower Chrysanthemum Flower Coffee Guayusa Hibiscus Tea Honeybush Labrador Tea Lapacho (Pau d'Arco) Pu-erh Tea Rooibos (Tea) Yaupon Yerba Mate (Tea)

Tincture (3)

Echinacea Tincture Elderberry Tincture Valerian & Passionflower Sleep Tincture

Vegetable (75)

Acorn Squash Agretti Artichoke (Globe) Arugula Asparagus Beet Beet Greens Bell Pepper Black Beans Bok Choy Broccoli Brussels Sprouts Butternut Squash Cabbage Cardoon Carrot Cattail Cauliflower Celeriac (Celery Root) Celery Chayote Chickpeas Collard Greens Cucumber Daikon Radish Dandelion Greens Edamame (Green Soybeans) Eggplant Endive / Chicory (leaf) Fennel (Bulb) Fiddlehead Fern Garlic Green Beans Green Peas Hominy Jicama Kale Kohlrabi Leek Lentils Mung Bean Mushroom (Button/Cremini) Mustard Greens Napa Cabbage Okinawan Sweet Potato Okra Onion Parsnip Piquillo Pepper Poblano Potato Pumpkin Purslane Radish Romaine Lettuce Romanesco Rutabaga Salsify Scallion / Green Onion Shallot Snap Peas / Snow Peas Spaghetti Squash Spinach Sunchoke Sweet Corn Sweet Potato Swiss Chard Tomatillo Tomato Turnip Turnip Greens Watercress Winter Squash (Kabocha) Yucca Zucchini

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