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Health is physical, mental and social well being of a person and is driving force for healthy and innovative food development in global market. The consumption of nutritionally balanced diet assures for higher probability for good health and reducing the risk of lifestyle related health issues. Health claim is information provided by food manufacturer on food label stating that food will reduce the risk of disease. Food and drug administration defines health claims as relationship between food, food components or dietary supplement ingredient and reducing the risk of a disease or health related concern [79]. The health claims usually advocate about the particular improvement in physiological condition and diminished risk of diseases. These are mentioned on label to communicate with consumer regarding the health benefits of products. Claims should be friendly with consumers’ preferences, and also with the sellers’ incentives as claims encourage competition between commercial products on the basis of the information mentioned [78]. Functional foods advocate about the health promoting and disease preventing benefits, so there is immense need of various in-vivo, in-vitro and clinical trials of the functional foods for supporting the particular health claims. Different types of functional foods with health claims viz., gastrointestinal tract health, triglycerides reduction, cholesterol reducing, control the blood pressure, maintaining blood sugar level, tooth care and mineral uptake are present in the market [80].