Análisis cienciométrico del consumo de alimentos funcionales en el mundo y en Colombia : Scientific analysis of functional food consumption in the world and in Colombia

Abstract

Research in the consumption of functional foods leads to the different applied areas of consumer knowledge, among which is marketing and those focused on the study of decision, such as economics, administration and psychology, that generate frameworks for interpretation. And determination against new diners and connoisseurs of health and body, who see this type of food as an alternative in improving their quality of life. To this extent, the objective of the document is to present a context around the current state of scientific production regarding the consumption of functional foods in the world, as well as in Colombia. For this purpose, thematic search was used through the tools Scopus, Scimago, La Reference, WOS, Scielo, Google Scholar and JCR. As can be seen, production in the world has grown in terms of the consumption of functional foods, however, in Latin America, in countries such as Brazil, increasing leadership is maintained, and in the case of Colombia, it is incipient.