Beneo’s Orafti inulin, oligofructose may continue to appear as dietary fibers on Nutrition Facts panels.
As part of the new food and nutrition labeling regulations, the FDA announced that chicory root fibers will enter the newly established list of approved dietary fibers. Therefore, Mannheim, Germany-based Beneo said its ingredients Orafti inulin and oligofructose may continue to appear as dietary fibers on the Nutrition Facts and Supplement Facts panels.
The decision was made following an extensive review by the FDA’s Nutrition Science Review team into a wide range of non-digestible carbohydrates. As a result, inulin and oligofructose, natural non-digestible carbohydrates from chicory root, have a demonstrated health benefit and have been found to be in compliance with the dietary fiber definition as outlined in the nutrition labeling regulations, Beneo said.