ID 2044 - Kapsaicyna

PL: Kapsaicyna
EN: Capsicum Extract -–with Capsaicin
Pdf: capsaicin

1. Charakterystyka żywności / składnika

The food constituent that is the subject of the health claims is capsaicin.
Capsaicin (8-methyl-N-vanillyl-6-nonenamide) is a compound present in large quantities in the fruits, mainly in the pericarp, placenta and seeds of most of the species of plants belonging to the genus Capsicum. Capsaicin can be measured by established methods.
The Panel considers that the food constituent, capsaicin, which is the subject of the health claims, is sufficiently characterised.

2.3. Przyczynia się do prawidłowego wzrostu włosów (ID 2044)

The claimed effect is “required for promotion of hair growth”. The Panel assumes that the target population is the general population.
The Panel considers that contribution to normal hair growth is a beneficial physiological effect.

3.2. Przyczynia się do prawidłowego wzrostu włosów (ID 2044)

The only reference, which was provided for the scientific substantiation of the claim, reported on an animal and a human intervention study that investigated the efficacy of a combination of food constituents including capsaicin on hair growth in mice and subjects with alopecia. The Panel considers that no conclusions can be drawn for the scientific substantiation of the claim from a study using a fixed combination of capsaicin with other food constituents.
The Panel concludes that a cause and effect relationship has not been established between the consumption of capsaicin and contribution to normal hair growth.

Warunki i możliwe ograniczenia stosowania oświadczenia

In a human clinical trial capsaicinoids containing capsaicin was administered at a dose level of 6 mg/day along with 75 mg/day of isoflavone.