Type of beverage
A functional beverage is a conventional liquid food marketed to highlight specific product ingredients or supposed health effects .[ 1] [ 2]
Beverages marketed as "functional" include dairy drinks, sports and performance drinks, energy drinks , ready-to-drink teas, kombucha , "smart" drinks , fortified fruit drinks, plant milks , and enhanced water .[ 1] [ 3] Although these beverages may serve to hydrate a consumer, they have no proven health effects, and accordingly appear not to be "functional".[ 1] [ 2] For example, there is no good clinical evidence that kombucha provides any benefit to human health.[ 4]
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