歐盟就鈣磷酸鹽寡糖用于食品、食品補充劑、特殊醫學用途食品發布意見

　　  據歐盟食品安全局（EFSA）消息，歐盟食品安全局就鈣磷酸鹽寡糖（POs-Ca®） 作為鈣來源用于食品、食品補充劑、特殊醫學用途食品發布意見。

　　POs-Ca®是土豆淀粉源磷酸寡糖的鈣鹽。在口香糖、硬糖、無糖軟糖果與蘋果汁生產過程當中的溫度與pH條件下，POs-Ca®保持穩定。

　　經評估，歐盟食品安全局專家組認為，鈣磷酸鹽寡糖（POs-Ca®） 作為鈣來源用于食品、食品補充劑、特殊醫學用途食品是安全的，是一種較好的鈣補充劑。

　　部分原文報道如下：

　　POs-Ca®is a calcium salt of phosphoryl oligosaccharides （POs） obtained from potato starch. POs-Ca®is stable at the temperature and pH values encountered for its intended use in chewing gum, hard confectionary, sugar-free soft candy and apple juice.

　　Overall, the Panel concluded that calcium is bioavailable from POs-Ca® and although the toxicity database was too limited to derive an acceptable daily intake, there is no safety concern for its use as a source of calcium added for nutritional purposes to food, food supplements and foods for special medical purposes at the proposed use and use levels. The Panel noted thatPOs-Ca® would be a major contributor to the daily intake of calcium with respect to the overall average daily intake of calcium.

　　原文鏈接：http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/4488