You hear of a cookie that has been specially designed to help lower cholesterol levels by replacing some of the white flour with pea flour. You know pea flour is high in fibre and the new cookie will have a greater fibre content than the original. How would you classify this cookie?

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Functional foods are those that have a potentially positive effect on health beyond basic nutrition. By incorporating pea flour, which is high in fiber, into the cookie to help lower cholesterol levels, this cookie fits the definition of a functional food.

You Hear of a Cookie That Has Been Specially Designed