10.06.21
OmniActive Health Technologies’ Gingever ginger extract has gained GRAS (Generally Recognized As Safe) status, the company announced, following an independent review of safety data.
Gingever is a high-potency ginger extract designed to help support digestive and immune health at a low dose. Obtaining GRAS status allows for wider product applications for the ingredient, namely in the functional foods and beverages category.
“For an ingredient to be considered GRAS, scientific data and information about the intended use of the substance must be widely known, and there must be a consensus among scientific experts that the data and information established is safe under the conditions of intended use,” Dr. Deshanie Rai, VP of Global Scientific and Regulatory Affairs for OmniActive, said. “This includes toxicology studies as well as human safety data. Moreover, the extraction and processing of the substance is also critically reviewed as part of the rigorous GRAS evaluation process.”
A GRAS panel is made up of a group of subject matter experts qualified by training and experience to evaluate the safety of food ingredients.
“Given the rigor of the review and the necessary documentation required for compiling a dossier, achieving GRAS status is a lengthy and resource-intensive process,” Rai said. “Although ginger has a long history of safe use as part of our food supply, we went the extra mile to have the safety of our Gingever product, which is formulated using a supercritical CO2 extraction method, verified by independent expert scientists.”
Gingever’s extraction technology can concentrate the active compounds found in ginger without the use of harsh solvents, the company reports. This extraction process also provides a rich source of ginger’s polyphenols in a composition similar to the one found naturally in ginger root. Just 20-250 mg of Gingever can deliver a clinically-efficacious dose of the active compounds of ginger, comparable to the content found in 1,000 mg of ginger root powder.
Gingever is a high-potency ginger extract designed to help support digestive and immune health at a low dose. Obtaining GRAS status allows for wider product applications for the ingredient, namely in the functional foods and beverages category.
“For an ingredient to be considered GRAS, scientific data and information about the intended use of the substance must be widely known, and there must be a consensus among scientific experts that the data and information established is safe under the conditions of intended use,” Dr. Deshanie Rai, VP of Global Scientific and Regulatory Affairs for OmniActive, said. “This includes toxicology studies as well as human safety data. Moreover, the extraction and processing of the substance is also critically reviewed as part of the rigorous GRAS evaluation process.”
A GRAS panel is made up of a group of subject matter experts qualified by training and experience to evaluate the safety of food ingredients.
“Given the rigor of the review and the necessary documentation required for compiling a dossier, achieving GRAS status is a lengthy and resource-intensive process,” Rai said. “Although ginger has a long history of safe use as part of our food supply, we went the extra mile to have the safety of our Gingever product, which is formulated using a supercritical CO2 extraction method, verified by independent expert scientists.”
Gingever’s extraction technology can concentrate the active compounds found in ginger without the use of harsh solvents, the company reports. This extraction process also provides a rich source of ginger’s polyphenols in a composition similar to the one found naturally in ginger root. Just 20-250 mg of Gingever can deliver a clinically-efficacious dose of the active compounds of ginger, comparable to the content found in 1,000 mg of ginger root powder.
