Oolong tea polymerized polyphenols ウーロン茶重合ポリフェノール
Linked-together polyphenols from oolong tea (oolong homobisflavan B).
In Japan: Foods with Function Claims notifications
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: Triglycerides 5, Body fat 5
Through the action of oolong tea polymerized polyphenols, which reduce fat absorption, this product reduces the rise in blood triglycerides after meals, so it helps improve the diet of people who tend to eat high-fat meals and people with high blood triglycerides.
It reduces the absorption of fat from meals and increases its excretion, so in addition to reducing the rise in blood triglycerides after meals, it is characterized by making it harder for fat to accumulate in the body. It helps improve the diet of people who tend to eat high-fat meals, people with high blood triglycerides, and people concerned about body fat.
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
No claim in the EU register
- No claim for this ingredient is listed in the EU health claims register. In the EU, the evaluation of many botanical claims (about 2,000) remains on hold, and those are not listed in the register.
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 FOSHU product with this ingredient
黒烏龍茶OTPP （サントリービバレッジ＆フード株式会社）
FOSHU, approval No. 1346. Chosen from products sold on Rakuten whose names match the Consumer Affairs Agency's list of approved FOSHU products (with sales in fiscal 2024), picking one with many reviews.
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