2025-07-102025-07-102023https://repositorio.ifal.edu.br/handle/123456789/1063Functional foods can affect one or more body functions, having basic nutritional characteristics and metabolic or physiological effects that benefit health. These foods are rich in nutrients and offer health benefits such as reducing the risk of colon cancer and improving bowel function. Thus, this work aims to analyze the relationship between employees and students of the Federal Institute of Alagoas Campus Penedo with functional foods. It is observed that most of the respondents (between 15 and 19 years old), even if they have not yet finished high school, have knowledge about functional foods. 63.3% of respondents report regular consumption of legumes, such as beans, soybeans, peanuts and chickpeas. Despite the knowledge of part of the respondents about the benefits of functional foods, there is still a significant number of young people who are not aware of the subject. Food education and the dissemination of information are important to encourage greater consumption of these foods and promote an increasingly healthier diet.ptAlimentos funcionaisLeguminosasIFAL- Campus PenedoTrabalho de Conclusão de CursoCIENCIAS DA SAUDE::NUTRICAO