ive ▁ing red ients . ▁ ▁Market ▁A ▁market ▁research ▁report ▁produced ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁project ed ▁that ▁the ▁world wide ▁nut race ut ical s ▁market ▁would ▁account ▁for ▁over ▁US $ ▁ 8 0 , 7 0 0 ▁million ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁defining ▁that ▁market ▁as ▁" D iet ary ▁Supp lement s ▁( V it am ins , ▁Min er als , ▁Her b als , ▁Non - Her b als , ▁& ▁O thers ), ▁and ▁Function al ▁Food s ▁& ▁B ever ages ". ▁ ▁Classification ▁of ▁nut race ut ical s ▁N ut race ut ical s ▁are ▁products ▁derived ▁from ▁food ▁sources ▁that ▁are ▁pur port ed ▁to ▁provide ▁extra ▁health ▁benefits , ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁the ▁basic ▁nut r itional ▁value ▁found ▁in ▁food s . ▁Depending ▁on ▁the ▁juris diction , ▁products ▁may ▁claim ▁to ▁prevent ▁chron ic ▁dise ases , ▁improve ▁health , ▁delay ▁the ▁ag ing ▁process , ▁increase ▁life ▁expect ancy , ▁or ▁support ▁the ▁structure ▁or ▁function ▁of ▁the ▁body . ▁ ▁Diet ary ▁supp lement s ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁the ▁Diet ary ▁Supp lement ▁Health ▁and ▁Education ▁Act ▁( D SH E A ) ▁of ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁defined ▁the ▁term : ▁“ A ▁di et ary ▁supp lement ▁is ▁a ▁product ▁taken ▁by ▁mouth ▁that ▁contains ▁a ▁" d iet ary ▁ing red ient " ▁intended ▁to ▁supp lement ▁the ▁di et . ▁The ▁" d