Health claims
Authorised health claims, by nutrient
The Great Britain nutrition and health claims register (published 19 May 2026) lists 273 authorised health claims for 92 nutrients and substances. Pick one to see its claims, word for word, and the conditions of use.
- “Non-fermentable” carbohydrates1 claim
- α-linolenic acid (ALA) & linoleic acid (LA), essential fatty acids1 claim
- Activated charcoal1 claim
- Alpha-cyclodextrin1 claim
- Alpha-linolenic acid (ALA)1 claim
- Arabinoxylan produced from wheat endosperm1 claim
- Barley beta-glucans2 claims
- Barley grain fibre1 claim
- Beta-glucans1 claim
- Beta-glucans from oats and barley1 claim
- Betaine1 claim
- Biotin7 claims
- Calcium10 claims
- Calcium and vitamin D2 claims
- Carbohydrate-electrolyte solutions2 claims
- Carbohydrates2 claims
- Chewing gum sweetened with 100% xylitol1 claim
- Chitosan1 claim
- Chloride1 claim
- Choline3 claims
- Chromium2 claims
- Cocoa flavanols4 claims
- Copper8 claims
- Creatine2 claims
- Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA)6 claims
- Docosahexaenoic acid and Eicosapentaenoic acid (DHA/EPA)2 claims
- Dried plums of 'prune' cultivars (Prunus domestica L.)1 claim
- Eicosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid (EPA/DHA)1 claim
- Fluoride1 claim
- Folate8 claims
- Folic Acid1 claim
- Foods with a low or reduced content of saturated fatty acids1 claim
- Foods with a low or reduced content of sodium1 claim
- Fructose1 claim
- Glucomannan (konjac mannan)2 claims
- Guar Gum1 claim
- Hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (HPMC)2 claims
- Iodine6 claims
- Iron8 claims
- Lactase enzyme1 claim
- Lactitol1 claim
- Lactulose1 claim
- Linoleic acid1 claim
- Live yoghurt cultures1 claim
- Magnesium10 claims
- Manganese4 claims
- Meal replacement for weight control2 claims
- Meat or fish1 claim
- Melatonin2 claims
- Molybdenum1 claim
- Monascus purpureous (red yeast rice)1 claim
- Monounsaturated and/or polyunsaturated fatty acids2 claims
- Native chicory inulin2 claims
- Niacin6 claims
- Non-digestible carbohydrates1 claim
- Oat beta-glucan1 claim
- Oat grain fibre1 claim
- Oleic acid1 claim
- Olive oil polyphenols1 claim
- Pantothenic acid4 claims
- Pectins2 claims
- Phosphorus5 claims
- Plant stanol esters1 claim
- Plant sterols and plant stanols1 claim
- Plant sterols: Sterols extracted from plants, free or esterified with food grade fatty acids1 claim
- Plant sterols/Plant stanol esters1 claim
- Potassium3 claims
- Protein4 claims
- Reformulated, non-alcoholic, acidic drink with less than 1 gram fermentable carbohydrate per 100 millilitre (sugars and other carbohydrates except polyols), calcium in a range from 0,3 to 0,8 mol per mol acidulant, and a display of pH between 3,7 and 4,01 claim
- Reformulated, non-alcoholic, acidic drink with: — less than 1g fermentable carbohydrate per 100 ml (sugars and other carbohydrates except polyols), — calcium in a range from 0,3 to 0,8 mol per mol acidulant, — display of pH between 3,7-4,01 claim
- Resistant starch1 claim
- Riboflavin (Vitamin B2)9 claims
- Rye fibre1 claim
- Selenium6 claims
- Slowly digestible starch2 claims
- Sugar beet fibre1 claim
- Sugar replacers, i.e. intense sweeteners; xylitol, sorbitol, mannitol, maltitol, lactitol, isomalt, erythritol, sucralose and polydextrose; D-tagatose and isomaltulose2 claims
- Sugar-free chewing gum5 claims
- Sugar-free chewing gum with carbamide1 claim
- Thiamine4 claims
- Vitamin A6 claims
- Vitamin B128 claims
- Vitamin B610 claims
- Vitamin C15 claims
- Vitamin D10 claims
- Vitamin E1 claim
- Vitamin K2 claims
- Walnuts1 claim
- Water2 claims
- Water-Soluble Tomato Concentrate (WSTC) I and II2 claims
- Wheat bran fibre2 claims
- Zinc18 claims
Not legal advice. Source: GB nutrition and health claims register (Department of Health and Social Care). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.