Green kiwifruit’s bowel-moving powers recognised in Europe 綠色獼猴桃的排便能力在歐洲得到認可
Its the first-ever fresh fruit to receive an authorised health claim from the European Commission.這是有史以來第一個獲得歐盟委員會授權(quán)健康聲明的新鮮水果。
▲Sungolen kiwifruit harvest
Kiwifruit marketer Zespri is celebrating a milestone in its health-conscious European market, that now officially recognises that eating green kiwifruit can increase bowel activity.
The European Commission approved the health claim that green kiwifruit consumption contributed to normal bowel function by increasing stool frequency, based on eating two of the fruits each day.
Actinidia deliciosa ‘Hayward’, known as green kiwifruit, was now the first-ever fresh fruit to receive such authorised health claim from the European Commission.
Zespri chief executive Jason te Brake said the milestone was 15 years in the making.
“This milestone is not only a first for Zespri but for the entire fresh produce industry,” he said.
獼猴桃銷售商Zespri正在慶祝其注重健康的歐洲市場的一個里程碑，該市場現(xiàn)在正式承認吃綠色獼猴桃可以增加腸道活動。
歐盟委員會批準了一項健康聲明，即每天吃兩種綠色獼猴桃可以增加大便頻率，從而促進正常的腸道功能。
被稱為綠色獼猴桃的美味獼猴桃“海沃德”現(xiàn)在是第一個獲得歐盟委員會授權(quán)健康聲明的新鮮水果。
Zespri首席執(zhí)行官Jason te Brake表示，這一里程碑已經(jīng)醞釀了15年。
他說：“這不僅是Zespri的第一個里程碑，也是整個新鮮農(nóng)產(chǎn)品行業(yè)的第一個”。
▲Golden kiwifruit after artificial pollination
“The EU Commission’s recognition of green kiwifruit’s role in digestive health reflects one of the ways we are helping people thrive through the goodness of kiwifruit.”
Te Brake said it built up the scientific evidence over the years through its innovation pipeline to prove its case with the Commission.
The kiwifruit marketer funded the application that was filed in 2018 and much of the science too.
The application dossier included 18 human intervention studies, six of which were considered “strong” in proving the fruit’s intestinal function effects, it said.
Green kiwifruit was known for its sweet and sour taste and for being rich in dietary fibre.
“歐盟委員會對綠色獼猴桃在消化健康中的作用的認可反映了我們通過獼猴桃的益處幫助人們茁壯成長的方式之一?！?br />
Te Brake表示，多年來，該公司通過其創(chuàng)新管道建立了科學(xué)證據(jù)，以向委員會證明其觀點。
這位獼猴桃營銷商為2018年提交的申請以及大部分科學(xué)研究提供了資金。
該申請檔案包括18項人體干預(yù)研究，其中6項被認為在證明水果對腸道功能的影響方面“很強”。
綠色獼猴桃以其酸甜的味道和富含膳食纖維而聞名。
▲Red heart kiwifruit orchard in Sichuan Province, China
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