ID 2191 - Porzeczka czarna

PL: Porzeczka czarna
EN: Ribes nigrum (Common Name : Blackcurrant)
Pdf: various food(s)/food constituent(s)

1.4. Ribes nigrum L. (ID 2191)

The food that is subject of the health claim is Ribes nigrum L. related to the following claimed effect: maintenance of normal muscles and joints.
Ribes nigrum L. (blackcurrant) is a perennial small shrub which is cultivated for food use mainly for its fruits.
The proposed conditions of use for this claim refer to the leaves, which are to be used for the preparation of infusions. The references provided were related to proanthocyanidins and prodelphinidins isolated from blackcurrant leaves, and to anthocyanins from a commercially available blackcurrant juice. The leaves of Ribes nigrum L. contain flavonol gylcosides, proanthocyanidins of various degrees of polymerisation, dimeric prodelphinidins and a trimeric prodelphinidin (Blaschek et al., 2008). The Panel notes that from the information provided in the consolidated list and the references cited it is unclear to which specific preparation of Ribes nigrum L. the claim refers.
The Panel considers that the food, Ribes nigrum L., 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 Ribes nigrum L. and the claimed effect considered in this section.

Warunki i możliwe ograniczenia stosowania oświadczenia

Leaf / The equivalent of dried leaf as an infusion (20-50 g/litre)