Yuan yinJin(School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072)A new act for natural health products has been approved by the Canadian Ministry of Health, which will exert great influence on the importation of Chinese medicines into that country.

Advantages and characteristics of pine pollen as health foods;

Analysis of microencapsulated β-carotene in health foods by spectrophotometry.;

Preliminary inquiries into the health foods containing functional composition carotenoids;

Analysis on status and influcing factors of functional food consumption in Shandong province;

Determination of the content of the soybean isoflavone in functional food using high performance liquid chromatography method;

Objective: Establish a hyperlipemia mice model instead of rat model and investigate the possibility for detecting blood lipids functional food.

Application of collagen hydrolysate in the fields of functional foods and cosmetics;

pplication of Xylo-oligosaccharides in the f ields of functional foods;

The summary reports material bases and the present situation of research in spirulina platensis functional foods including edible fibre, vitamins, mineral and trace elements, amino acids.

Researches on development and utilization of Rhodiola rosea L.--an ingredient for health food;

Chinese health food——its concept,ingredients and prospect;

The current developmental situation and trend of Chinese health food;