BENEO’s chicory root fibers are included in FDA’s “Approved Dietary Fibers” list
As part of the new food and nutrition labeling regulations, the U.S Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced that chicory root fibers will enter the newly established list of approved dietary fibers. This means that BENEO’s ingredients, Orafti® inulin and oligofructose, will continue to appear as dietary fibers on the Nutrition and Supplement Facts panel.
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, chicory root fibers 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 labelling regulations.