National Academy of Sciences (NAS) Dietary Reference Intake (DRI) Expert Panel – Sept. 2002:
“Dietary fibre consists of non-digestible carbohydrates and lignin that are intrinsic and intact in plants. Functional fibre consists of isolated non-digestible carbohydrates that have been shown to have beneficial physiological effects in humans. Total fibre is the sum of dietary fibre and functional fibre.”
U.S. Nutrient Content Claims for Fibre
Good source of fibre: > 2.5 grams/serving
Excellent source of fibre or High in fibre: > 5 grams/serving
Codex Alimentarius Fibre Definition
The drafting group of the Codex Committee on Nutrition and Foods for Special Dietary Use (CCNFSDU) adopted a definition of dietary fibre in Nov. 2005 that explicitly included polydextrose.
Accordingly, Danisco believes that Litesse® (polydextrose) can be labelled as fibre in the nutritional facts panel, based on the current definitions and the validated AOAC analytical method.
THE ABOVE IS PROVIDED FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE LEGAL ADVICE OR COUNSEL. CUSTOMERS ARE ADVISED TO REVIEW THE REGULATORY STATUS OF POLYDEXTROSE WITH THEIR LEGAL COUNSEL, AND ARE ADVISED THAT REGULATIONS ARE CONSTANTLY BEING MODIFIED AND UPDATED.
