Slowly digestible starch: authorised health claims in Great Britain

Short answer. There are 2 authorised health claims for Slowly digestible starch on the Great Britain nutrition and health claims register (published 19 May 2026). Each can be used only if your product meets its conditions of use, and in its authorised wording or wording with the same meaning.

The authorised claims, word for word

Authorised claim	Conditions of use
Consumption of products high in slowly digestible starch (SDS) raises blood glucose concentration less after a meal compared to products low in SDS.	The claim may be used only on food where the digestible carbohydrates provide at least 60 percent of the total energy and where at least 55 percent of those carbohydrates is digestible starch, of which at least 40 percent is SDS.
Consumption of products high in slowly digestible starch (SDS) raises blood glucose concentration less after a meal compared to products low in SDS	The claim may be used only on food where the digestible carbohydrates provide at least 60% of the total energy and where at least 55% of those carbohydrates is digestible starch, of which at least 40% is SDS.

The claims and conditions are copied from the register. Where the register contradicts itself and the correct reading is shown instead, our note beside the row says so. Check the register itself before you rely on a claim: it is updated from time to time.

Source

Great Britain nutrition and health claims (NHC) register, Department of Health and Social Care, published 19 May 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Not legal advice. Last updated: 1 November 2026.