Scientific Opinion on the substantiation of a health claim related to coffee C21, a coffee standardised by its content of caffeoylquinic acids, trigonelline and N-methylpyridinium, and reduction of DNA damage by decreasing spontaneous DNA strand breaks pursuant to Article 13(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006

EFSA Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2015, Pages

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Author keywords

C21; coffee; DNA damage; DNA strand break; health claims

Indexed keywords

EID: 85062069756     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18314732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2903/j.efsa.2015.4099     Document Type: Article

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