ID 1711 -
Amino acids
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EN: Amino acids
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1.2. Amino acids (ID 1711)
The food constituent that is the subject of the health claim is amino acids related to the following claimed effect: skeletal muscle tissue repair and recovery following strenuous exercise.
Amino acids are the monomers from which proteins are built. Each amino acid has specific structural and chemical properties which affect the metabolic role of the free amino acid, and the behaviour of the amino acid residue within a protein. Different amino acids may have different effects on the stimulation of protein synthesis and breakdown.
The Panel notes that the information in the consolidated list and the references provided did not allow characterisation of the specific amino acid or amino acid combination which is the subject of the health claim.
The Panel considers that the food constituent, amino acids, which is the subject of the claim, is not sufficiently characterised.
The Panel concludes that a cause and effect relationship cannot be established between the consumption of amino acids and the claimed effect considered in this section.
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Claim to be only used for Foods for sportpeople under the Dir. 89/398/EEC
Sports foods and food supplements containing protein or amino acids and targetted at sports people
