Food ingredients， as an important part of the modern food industry， play an important role in enhancing the sensory properties (color， aroma， taste， texture， etc.) and nutritional value of food. With the growing consumer demand for flavor and health， as well as the formation of a dual-wheel drive pattern of scientific "three reductions" and health connotation of ‘N plus’ in the food industry， the dual-orientation of ‘health + flavor’ food ingredients is gradually becoming an important driving force for the healthy transformation of the food industry. The article reviewed the development history of food ingredients in China and discusseed its important position and role in the food industry. The current status of the functional food ingredients research and industry was systematically reviewed through comprehensive literature research and data visualization analysis. Finally， the challenges and future development trends of the functional food ingredients industry was summarized to provide insights and references for the research and development of the food ingredients industry in China.