ID 2911 -
Tłuszcze
PL: Tłuszcze
EN: Fats
Pdf: fats
1. Charakterystyka żywności / składnika
The food constituent that is the subject of the health claims is fats.
Dietary fats are well recognised nutrients and are measurable in foods by established methods.
Fats (triacylglycerols) are esters of fatty acids and glycerol. Three fatty acids are esterified to a glycerol backbone, representing more than 90 % by weight of triacylglycerols. Dietary fatty acids are liberated by hydrolysis of triacylglycerols and consist of an even number of carbon atoms usually ranging between 4 and 22. Unsaturated fatty acids comprise mono- (MUFAs) and polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), which have one (MUFAs) or more double bonds (PUFAs). Most unsaturated fatty acids in the diet have the cis configuration, but trans fatty acids are also present. Both trans- MUFAs and trans-PUFAs exist. Trans-PUFAs have at least one trans double bond and may, in addition, also have double bonds with the cis configuration.
The Panel considers that the food constituent, fats, which is the subject of the health claims, is sufficiently characterised in relation to the claimed effects.
2.1. Funkcje błon komórkowych (ID 622, 2900, 2911)
The claimed effects are “function of the cell membrane” and “cell growth/cell functioning and structure”. The Panel assumes that the target population is the general population.
Cell membranes may have different functions depending on their composition and the cell type they belong to. The claimed effect is not sufficiently defined, and from the references provided it was not possible to establish the specific effect which is the target for the claim.
The Panel considers that the claimed effect is general and non-specific, and does not refer to any specific health claim as required by Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006.
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