ID 2746 -
Komosa ryżowa
PL: Komosa ryżowa
EN: Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa)
Pdf: Chenopodium quinoa L.
1. Charakterystyka żywności / składnika
The food constituent that is the subject of the health claim is Chenopodium quinoa L.. The characterisation of Chenopodium quinoa L. is performed by comparing data provided as conditions of use to information extracted from standard reference textbooks (see Table 2 below and Appendix C for list of standard reference textbooks used for the characterisation).
Table 2. Information on Chenopodium quinoa L. from standard reference textbooks and the information provided as conditions of use.
ID Scientific name Part used Nature of the preparation
Conditions of use
Text-
book
Chenopodium quinoa L.
Amaranthaceae
Seed; leaf Alimentary
preparations
Seed: common food.
Leaf: eaten as vegetable
2746 Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa)
Seed Not specified 10 mg/day.
Note: Not sufficiently
specified.
The nature of the preparation and the conditions of use are not sufficiently specified. The Panel notes that the consolidated list contains insufficient information to allow a characterisation of Chenopodium quinoa L..
The Panel considers that the food constituent, Chenopodium quinoa L., which is the subject of the health claim, has not been sufficiently characterised.
2. Znaczenie oświadczenia dla zdrowia człowieka
The claimed effect is “hair growth”. The Panel assumes that the target population is the general population.
The Panel considers that maintenance of normal hair is beneficial to human health.
3. Naukowe uzasadnienia wpływu na zdrowie człowieka - Utrzymanie prawidłowego stanu włosów
Two references were cited to substantiate the claimed effect. One reference was an animal study on the effect of various amino acid infusions into the stomach of sheep on the quality of merino wool. The Panel notes that this reference is not related to Chenopodium quinoa L.. The other reference was related to infant food from quinoa and its effect on the plasma level of insulin-like growth factor-1. The Panel notes that this reference is not related to the claimed effect and does not provide any scientific data that could be used to substantiate the claimed effect.
The Panel concludes that a cause and effect relationship has not been established between the consumption of Chenopodium quinoa L. and maintenance of normal hair.
Warunki i możliwe ograniczenia stosowania oświadczenia
10 mg/ day
