Table 1.
Nutrients with EFSA authorized Health Claim related to Immune system function. Based on: EU Register on nutrition and health claims made on food [20].
| Food or Food Component | Conditions of Use * |
|---|---|
|
Health Claim: “Contributes to the normal function of the immune system” (Art. 13.1)
Targeted population: General population | |
| Vitamin A | 120 µg/100 g (foods) |
| 60 µg/100 mL (beverages) | |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.21 mg/100 g (foods) |
| 0.105 mg/100 mL (beverages) | |
| Vitamin B9 (folic acid and its derivatives) | 30 µg/100 g (foods) |
| 15 µg/100 mL (beverages) | |
| Vitamin B12 | 0.375 µg/100 g (foods) |
| 0.1875 µg/100 mL (beverages) | |
| Vitamin D | 0.75 µg/100 g (foods) |
| 0.375 µg/100 mL (beverages) | |
| Copper | 0.15 mg/100 g (foods) |
| 0.075 mg/100 mL (beverages) | |
| Iron | 2.1 mg/100 g (foods) |
| 1.05 mg/100 mL (beverages) | |
| Selenium | 8.25 µg/100 g (foods) |
| 4.125 µg/100 mL (beverages) | |
| Zinc | 1.5 mg/100 g (foods) |
| 0.75 mg/100 mL (beverages) | |
| Health Claim: “Helps support the body’s immune system”, “needed as part of the body’s defenses” (Art. 13.1) | |
| Targeted population: General population | |
| Vitamin C | 12 mg/100 g (foods) |
| 6 mg/100 mL (beverages) | |
|
Health Claim: “Contributes to maintain the normal function of the immune system during and after intense physical exercise” (Art. 13.1)
Targeted population: General population | |
| Vitamin C | 200 mg/day |
|
Health Claim:“Contributes to the normal function of the immune system in children” (Art. 14.1.b) Targeted population: Children (3–18 years of age) | |
| Vitamin D | 0.75 µg/100 g (foods) |
| 0.375 µg/100 mL (beverages) | |
* Minimum threshold to apply claims according to Nutrient Reference Values, Regulation (EU) 1169/2011.