ID 1514 - Combination of millet extract + L-cystine + vitamin B5 (calcium panthothenate)

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EN: Combination of millet extract + L-cystine + vitamin B5 (calcium panthothenate)
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1.1. Combination of millet seed extract, L-cystine and pantothenic acid (ID 1514)

The food that is the subject of the health claim is a combination of millet seed extract, L-cystine and pantothenic acid related to the following claimed effect: contribution to normal hair growth.
The millets are a group of small-seeded species of cereal crops or grains, widely grown around the world for food and feed use. The millet species which is the source for the millet extract has not been specified in the information provided. Details on the extraction method and the composition of the whole-millet seed extract have been given with regard to several nutrients (fatty acids, protein/amino acids, minerals). However, from the references provided the Panel notes that the triterpenoid miliacin
4 Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2006 on nutrition and health claims made on foods. OJ L 404, 30.12.2006, p. 9–25.
5 EFSA Panel on Dietetic Products, Nutrition and Allergies (NDA), 2011. General guidance for stakeholders on the evaluation of Article 13.1, 13.5 and 14 health claims. EFSA Journal, 9(4):2135, 24 pp.
6 See footnote 5 contained in the millet seed extract was indicated as one of the active constituents of the combination in relation to the claimed effect. The amount of miliacin in the extracts was not specified. L-cystine and pantothenic acid are well recognised nutrients and are measurable in foods by established methods.
The Panel considers that whereas L-cystine and pantothenic acid are sufficiently characterised, the millet extract, and hence the food, a combination of millet extract, L-cystine and pantothenic acid, which is the subject of the claim, is not sufficiently characterised in relation to the claimed effect considered in this section.
The Panel concludes that a cause and effect relationship cannot be established between the consumption of a combination of millet seed extract, L-cystine and pantothenic acid and the claimed effect considered in this section.

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Dosage: per capsule 140 mg millet extract + 2 mg L-cystine + 9 mg vitamin B5. 2 capsules/day.