Codex Standard for Formula Foods for Use in Very Low Energy Diets for Weight Reduction

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1、CODEXSTAN203-1995Page1of4CODEXSTANDARDFORFORMULAFOODSFORUSEINVERYLOWENERGYDIETSFORWEIGHTREDUCTIONCODEXSTAN203-19951.SCOPEThisstandardappliestoformulafoodsforuseinverylowenergydietsforweightreductionasdefinedinSection2.Thesefoodsaredefinedasfoodsforspec

2、ialmedicalpurposesandmustbeusedundermedicalsupervisionbyindividualswithmoderateorsevereobesity.Thematterofsaleonprescriptionshouldbeadecisionmadeatnationallevel.Itdoesnotapplytoprepackagedmealspresentedintheformofconventionalfoods.2.DEFINITIONAformulaf

3、oodforuseinverylowenergydietsisafoodspeciallypreparedtosupplyaminimumamountofcarbohydratesandthedailyrequirementsoftheessentialnutrientsin450-800kcalwhichrepresentsthesolesourceofenergyintake.3.ESSENTIALCOMPOSITIONANDQUALITYFACTORSTheproductassoldshoul

4、dcomplywiththefollowingcompositionandqualityfactors:3.1EnergyContentAformulafoodforverylowenergydietsshallprovidewhenpreparedaccordingtoinstructionsadailyenergyintakeof450-800kcalastheonlysourceofenergy.3.2NutrientsContents3.2.1Protein1•Notlessthan50gp

5、roteinwithanutritionalqualityequivalenttoaprotein-digestibility-correctedaminoacidscoreof1shallbepresentintherecommendeddailyintakeofenergy.•Essentialaminoacidsmaybeaddedtoimproveproteinqualityonlyinamountsnecessaryforthispurpose.OnlyL-formsofaminoacid

6、sshallbeused,exceptthatDL-methioninemaybeused.3.2.2FatsVerylowenergydietsshallprovidenotlessthan3goflinoleicacidandlessthan0.5gα-linolenicacidintherecommendeddailyintakewiththelinoleicacid/α-linolenicacidratiobetween5and15.3.2.3CarbohydratesVerylowener

7、gydietsshallprovidenotlessthan50gofavailablecarbohydratesintherecommendeddailyintakeofenergy.3.2.4VitaminsandMineralsVerylowenergydietsshallprovide100%oftherecommendeddailyintakesforvitaminsandminerals.Otheressentialnutrientsnotspecifiedbelowmayalsobei

8、ncluded.1ReportoftheJointFAO/WHOExpertConsultationonProteinQualityEvaluation,Bethesda,MDUSA,4-8December1989,FAOFoodandNutritionPaperNo.51,1991,Rome,p.23.CODEXSTAN203-1995Page2of43VitaminsVitaminA600μgVitaminD2.5μgVitaminE10mgVitaminC30m