Merchient’s ingredient library
The library gives no supported wording for partially hydrolyzed guar gum, because no listed source supports one at a dose. Avoid wording that names or implies a disease, a drug or a treatment, such as “Relieves IBS”.
Also called: PHGG, Partially hydrolysed guar gum
Reviewed
Not legal advice. This guide shows the wording that published evidence supports at a daily dose; it is not a ruling on any claim. Your own product, its form and dose, and your own evidence still need to match the wording you use.
Supported wordings
Claims Facts
No supported wording yet.
No listed source gives a use or dose for partially hydrolyzed guar gum. Health Canada’s monograph list has no guar monograph, and the prebiotics monograph does not include it. No ODS fact sheet among those read covers it, FDA’s lists show no health claim, and the EU’s guar gum claim is not shown to cover the hydrolyzed form.
Wordings to avoid
Claims Facts
| Wording to avoid | Reason |
|---|---|
| “Relieves IBS”Names a disease. | Disease |
| “Relieves constipation”No listed source gives a dose for it, and FDA’s 2000 rule clears only the ‘occasional’ form. | Treatment |
Disease: names or implies a disease. Drug: names a drug or presents the product as one. Treatment: promises to treat, cure or prevent a condition.
Sources
This guide cites no source yet; “What you can say” above explains why.
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