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English: neutraceutical

Welsh: cynnyrch maethfferyllol

Part of speech

Noun, Masculine, Singular

Plural

cynhyrchion maethfferyllol

Definition

A food or part of a food that allegedly provides medicinal or health benefits, including the prevention and treatment of disease. A nutraceutical may be a naturally nutrient-rich or medicinally active food, such as garlic or soybeans, or it may be a specific component of a food, such as the omega-3 fish oil that can be derived from salmon and other cold-water fish.

Context

Gall allbwn y prosesu fod yn unrhyw fath o gynnyrch, er enghraifft, cynhyrchion amaethyddol eraill megis caws, blawd, iogwrt, cynhyrchion bwyd eraill fel prydau bwyd parod, cynhyrchion bwyd anifeiliaid, cynhyrchion bwyd anifeiliaid anwes, cynhyrchion bwyd gweithredol eraill, cynhyrchion maethyllol; a chynhyrchion nad ydynt yn fwyd megis bio-plastigau.