Table 2
Firms active in each field, 2007

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Firms active in each field, 2007
  Functional food firms Natural health product firms Firms active in both fields Service only firms All firms
  number
Total firms 174 290 177 48 689
Fortified foods and beverages beyond the mandatory requirement to enrich certain foods with vitamins and minerals 105 … 107 … 212
Foods and beverages that have added active ingredients, excluding vitamins or minerals 118 … 141 … 258
Foods and beverages specially enhanced to contain more of a functional component 62 … 48 … 110
Other functional foods 7 … 7 … 15
Extracted or purified from plants … 199 119 … 318
Ground, dried, powdered and processed from plant materials … 210 116 … 326
Produced, extracted or purified from animal or micro organisms … 161 88 … 249
Produced, extracted or purified from marine sources … 171 80 … 251
Comprised solely of vitamins and minerals … 145 78 … 223
Other natural health products … 9 7 E … 16
Note(s):
Firms may be active in more than one field. Totals may not add up due to rounding.
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, The Functional Foods and Natural Health Products Survey, 2007.