Scientific Opinion on the substantiation of health claims related to Camellia sinensis (L.) Kuntze (tea), including catechins in green tea and tannins in black tea, and protection of DNA, proteins and lipids from oxidative damage (ID 1103, 1276, 1311, 1708, 2664), reduction of acid production in dental plaque (ID 1105, 1111), maintenance of bone (ID 1109), decreasing potentially pathogenic intestinal microorganisms (ID 1116), maintenance of vision (ID 1280), maintenance of normal blood pressure (ID 1546) and maintenance of normal blood cholesterol concentrations (ID 1113, 1114) pursuant to Article 13(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006: EFSA-Q-2008-1842 , EFSA-Q-2008-1844 , EFSA-Q-2008-1848 , EFSA-Q-2008-1850 , EFSA-Q-2008-1852 , EFSA-Q-2008-1853 , EFSA-Q-2008-1855 , EFSA-Q-2008-2014 , EFSA-Q-2008-2018 , EFSA-Q-2008-2048 , EFSA-Q-2008-2283 , EFSA-Q-2008-2444 , EFSA-Q-2008-3397

Inge Tetens

Scientific Opinion on the substantiation of health claims related to Camellia sinensis (L.) Kuntze (tea), including catechins in green tea and tannins in black tea, and protection of DNA, proteins and lipids from oxidative damage (ID 1103, 1276, 1311, 1708, 2664), reduction of acid production in dental plaque (ID 1105, 1111), maintenance of bone (ID 1109), decreasing potentially pathogenic intestinal microorganisms (ID 1116), maintenance of vision (ID 1280), maintenance of normal blood pressure (ID 1546) and maintenance of normal blood cholesterol concentrations (ID 1113, 1114) pursuant to Article 13(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006: EFSA-Q-2008-1842 , EFSA-Q-2008-1844 , EFSA-Q-2008-1848 , EFSA-Q-2008-1850 , EFSA-Q-2008-1852 , EFSA-Q-2008-1853 , EFSA-Q-2008-1855 , EFSA-Q-2008-2014 , EFSA-Q-2008-2018 , EFSA-Q-2008-2048 , EFSA-Q-2008-2283 , EFSA-Q-2008-2444 , EFSA-Q-2008-3397

Inge Tetens

National Food Institute

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Original language	English

Publisher	European Food Safety Authority
Publication status	Published - 2010

Keywords

tannins
vision, blood pressure
green tea
catechins
lipids
blood cholesterol
potentially pathogenic intestinal microorganisms
health claims
tea
dental plaque
Camellia sinensis (L.) Kuntze
black tea
bone
DNA
oxidative damage
proteins

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Tetens, I. (2010). Scientific Opinion on the substantiation of health claims related to Camellia sinensis (L.) Kuntze (tea), including catechins in green tea and tannins in black tea, and protection of DNA, proteins and lipids from oxidative damage (ID 1103, 1276, 1311, 1708, 2664), reduction of acid production in dental plaque (ID 1105, 1111), maintenance of bone (ID 1109), decreasing potentially pathogenic intestinal microorganisms (ID 1116), maintenance of vision (ID 1280), maintenance of normal blood pressure (ID 1546) and maintenance of normal blood cholesterol concentrations (ID 1113, 1114) pursuant to Article 13(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006: EFSA-Q-2008-1842 , EFSA-Q-2008-1844 , EFSA-Q-2008-1848 , EFSA-Q-2008-1850 , EFSA-Q-2008-1852 , EFSA-Q-2008-1853 , EFSA-Q-2008-1855 , EFSA-Q-2008-2014 , EFSA-Q-2008-2018 , EFSA-Q-2008-2048 , EFSA-Q-2008-2283 , EFSA-Q-2008-2444 , EFSA-Q-2008-3397. European Food Safety Authority.

Tetens, Inge. / Scientific Opinion on the substantiation of health claims related to Camellia sinensis (L.) Kuntze (tea), including catechins in green tea and tannins in black tea, and protection of DNA, proteins and lipids from oxidative damage (ID 1103, 1276, 1311, 1708, 2664), reduction of acid production in dental plaque (ID 1105, 1111), maintenance of bone (ID 1109), decreasing potentially pathogenic intestinal microorganisms (ID 1116), maintenance of vision (ID 1280), maintenance of normal blood pressure (ID 1546) and maintenance of normal blood cholesterol concentrations (ID 1113, 1114) pursuant to Article 13(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 : EFSA-Q-2008-1842 , EFSA-Q-2008-1844 , EFSA-Q-2008-1848 , EFSA-Q-2008-1850 , EFSA-Q-2008-1852 , EFSA-Q-2008-1853 , EFSA-Q-2008-1855 , EFSA-Q-2008-2014 , EFSA-Q-2008-2018 , EFSA-Q-2008-2048 , EFSA-Q-2008-2283 , EFSA-Q-2008-2444 , EFSA-Q-2008-3397. European Food Safety Authority, 2010.

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Scientific Opinion on the substantiation of health claims related to Camellia sinensis (L.) Kuntze (tea), including catechins in green tea and tannins in black tea, and protection of DNA, proteins and lipids from oxidative damage (ID 1103, 1276, 1311, 1708, 2664), reduction of acid production in dental plaque (ID 1105, 1111), maintenance of bone (ID 1109), decreasing potentially pathogenic intestinal microorganisms (ID 1116), maintenance of vision (ID 1280), maintenance of normal blood pressure (ID 1546) and maintenance of normal blood cholesterol concentrations (ID 1113, 1114) pursuant to Article 13(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006: EFSA-Q-2008-1842 , EFSA-Q-2008-1844 , EFSA-Q-2008-1848 , EFSA-Q-2008-1850 , EFSA-Q-2008-1852 , EFSA-Q-2008-1853 , EFSA-Q-2008-1855 , EFSA-Q-2008-2014 , EFSA-Q-2008-2018 , EFSA-Q-2008-2048 , EFSA-Q-2008-2283 , EFSA-Q-2008-2444 , EFSA-Q-2008-3397. / Tetens, Inge.
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