Chlorogenic acids クロロゲン酸類
A type of polyphenol. In Foods with Function Claims (FFC), those derived from coffee beans or Peucedanum japonicum (botanbofu) are used.
In Japan: Foods with Function Claims notifications
Functions claimed (counted from notifications with this ingredient alone)
| Function | Notifications |
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| Post-meal blood sugar | |
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Examples of notified claims (our translation)
This product contains coffee-derived chlorogenic acids. Coffee-derived chlorogenic acids have been reported to moderate the rise in blood glucose after meals, and to help reduce body weight and abdominal fat (visceral fat) in people who are slightly overweight and to help improve a higher BMI.
This product contains Peucedanum japonicum-derived pterixin and Peucedanum japonicum-derived chlorogenic acid. Peucedanum japonicum-derived pterixin has been reported to reduce visceral fat and waist circumference in healthy people who are slightly overweight with a higher BMI. Peucedanum japonicum-derived chlorogenic acid has been reported to suppress the rise in blood glucose after meals.
This product contains Peucedanum japonicum-derived chlorogenic acid and Peucedanum japonicum-derived pterixin. Peucedanum japonicum-derived chlorogenic acid has been reported to suppress the rise in blood glucose after meals. Peucedanum japonicum-derived pterixin has been reported to reduce visceral fat and waist circumference in people who are slightly overweight.
Under Foods with Function Claims, the company notifies the Consumer Affairs Agency of the scientific evidence on its own responsibility; the government does not review or approve it. You can look up each product's notification by the number on the package in the Consumer Affairs Agency's database (Japanese).
In Japan: Foods for Specified Health Uses (FOSHU)
Approved claims by category: Body fat 6, Blood pressure 3
This product is rich in coffee polyphenols (chlorogenic acids). It has also been formulated to reduce the oxidizing component (hydroxyhydroquinone) so that the effect of the coffee polyphenols can be brought out. It is suitable for people with slightly high blood pressure.
FOSHU products are reviewed and approved one by one by the government (Consumer Affairs Agency) for effectiveness and safety. The counts are of products whose functional ingredient matches this ingredient. Source: Consumer Affairs Agency, list of approved FOSHU products (Japanese). Claims are our translation.
In the EU: the register of health claims
Claim not authorised in the EU
- The claim "maintains blood glucose" for coffee chlorogenic acids and the claim on "body weight" for green coffee bean extract were not authorised (2011 opinions).
In the EU, only health claims whose evidence has been assessed by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and authorised by the European Commission may be used on food. “Not authorised” means the evidence for that claim was not established under EU standards — not that the ingredient is dangerous.
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Example of a product notified with this ingredient
島の太陽と潮風で育った青汁 （株式会社喜界島薬草農園）
Food with Function Claims, notification No. D104. Chosen from products sold on Rakuten whose names match a current notification to the Consumer Affairs Agency, picking one with many reviews.
See on Rakuten (kagoshimaya)See on Amazon.co.jpThis database does not guarantee any product's effect. For Foods with Function Claims, check the notification number on the package; for Foods with Nutrient Function Claims, check the amount per daily serving.
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