PL
Pojęcie żywnościowego produktu funkcjonalnego nie jest prawnie usankcjonowane (poza Japonią), co powoduje możliwość różnej jego interpretacji. W pracy zaprezentowano koncepcję postrzegania żywnościowego produktu funkcjonalnego wraz z podkreśleniem specyficznych obszarów i możliwości interpretacyjnych z marketingowego punktu widzenia.
EN
The concept of a product in marketing is defined as all that can be placed on a market, noticed and purchased by consumer in order to satisfy his needs. Customer understands a product as a set of benefits that it provides as well as needs that it satisfies. The concept of functional foods is not legally approved (except from Japan), what gives possibilities for various interpretation. The idea of perpeption of functional foods with emphasizing specific areas and ways of interpretation were presented in the paper. From marketing point of view functional food is considered every product which meets the requirements for foodstuffs. Additionally it is able to satisfy other needs beyond basic nutrition and is a set of profits expected by consumer. Among the other wants or additional benefits, a necessity of suplementing diet (in vitamins, minerals) or restricted diet (less fat or sugar) can be distinguished.