This paper states nutrition and function factors of black food and their physiological functions, proposing to develop black food based on herbalism and the latest outcomes of life science study.

• 简要介绍了黑色食品中的营养与功能因子、生理功能研究概况,提出以中医理论为指导,吸取生命科学的最新成果来开发黑色食品。