Domestic superfoods for health and sustainability

By: Trademagazin editor Date: 2025. 04. 28. 11:12

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People eat more and more exotic “superfoods”, but from a sustainability and dietetic point of view it is better to choose domestic alternatives, says the Hungarian Dietetic Association (MDOSZ).

Instead of trendy superfoods, local, seasonal and low-ecological footprint ingredients should be preferred

This article is available for reading in Trade magazin 2025/5.

The term superfood isn’t recognised as a scientific category by either EFSA or FDA, yet more and more imported foods are called superfood. Domestic products often rival their exotic counterparts in their nutritional profile, e.g. flaxseed instead of chia, rosehip instead of goji berries, millet instead of quinoa, etc. //