Europe PMC · 2025-03-01
Researchers catalogued 150 dietary supplements made from Mediterranean medicinal plants—like those containing polyphenols, alkaloids, and terpenes—using two international food-coding systems to make supplement labeling more consistent and trustworthy across Europe.
150 Mediterranean plant-derived dietary supplements were coded using two international classification systems (LanguaL™ and FoodEx2) to standardize labeling.
Mediterranean medicinal plants are rich in three major classes of bioactive compounds—alkaloids, polyphenols, and terpenes—each linked to different therapeutic effects.
The work directly updates the Italian Dietary Supplement Label Database, improving data interoperability for manufacturers, health professionals, and consumers.