Food whose purpose is to supplement the normal diet and contain, alone or combined, concentrated sources of nutrients (vitamins and minerals) or other substances with a nutritional or physiological effect.
Food supplements are marketed in dose form and can be:
- capsules;
- lozenges;
- tablets;
- pills;
- powder;
- vials;
- drop dispensing bottles and other similar forms of preparations intended to be taken in small volume measured units.