noun
Refers to products taken to supplement the diet, such as vitamins, minerals, or herbal extracts. Often used in health contexts.
健康補助食品を毎日飲んでいます。
I take dietary supplements every day.
この健康補助食品はビタミンが豊富です。
This dietary supplement is rich in vitamins.
A more casual, common loanword for supplements. 健康補助食品 is a formal, descriptive term often used in official or product labeling contexts.
Compound of 健康 (health), 補助 (assistance, support), and 食品 (food product). The term is a modern coinage reflecting the concept of dietary supplements.