Open AccessScientific Opinion on the substantiation of health claims related to acacia gum (gum Arabic) and decreasing potentially pathogenic gastro‐intestinal microorganisms (ID 758), changes in short chain fatty acid (SCFA) production and pH in the gastro‐intestinal tract (ID 759), changes in bowel function (ID 759), reduction of gastro‐intestinal discomfort (ID 759), maintenance of faecal nitrogen content and/or normal blood urea concentrations (ID 840, 1975), and maintenance of normal blood LDL cholesterol concentrations (ID 841) pursuant to Article 13(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006
Author(s) -
Efsa Panel on Dietetic Products
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
efsa journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.076
H-Index - 97
ISSN - 1831-4732
DOI - 10.2903/j.efsa.2011.2022
Subject(s) - gum arabic , food science , acacia , health claims on food labels , microorganism , gum acacia , arabic , gastro , short chain fatty acid , biology , chemistry , bacteria , botany , medicine , disease , fermentation , linguistics , philosophy , genetics , reflux , butyrate , pathology