EU novel food list

Adansonia digitata (Baobab) dried fruit pulp: authorised novel food in the EU

Source: Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470, Annex, Union list of novel foodsRetrieved 2026-11-05Independent information site: we are not the authority and not the source of the data.

Adansonia digitata (Baobab) dried fruit pulp is on the Union list of authorised novel foods (Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470). Conditions of use and maximum levels: Not specified

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Regulation
Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470, Annex, Table 1
Listed as
Adansonia digitata (Baobab) dried fruit pulp
Text version
Consolidated text of 10 August 2026
Version
Consolidated text of 10 August 2026
Official source
Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470, Annex, Union list of novel foods

Conditions of use and maximum levels

Table 1, column "Conditions under which the novel food may be used", as written:

Additional specific labelling requirements

The designation of the novel food on the labelling of the foodstuffs containing it shall be ‘Baobab fruit pulp’

Specification (Table 2)

Table 2 of the Annex, row with the same name, as written:

Description/Definition:

The Baobab (Adansonia digitata) fruits are harvested from trees. The hard shells are cracked open and the pulp is separated from the seeds and the shell. This is milled, separated into coarse and fine lots (particle size 3 to 600 μ) and then packaged.

Typical nutritional components:

Moisture (loss on drying) (g/100 g): 4,5-13,7

Protein (g/100 g): 1,8-9,3

Fat (g/100 g): 0-1,6

Total carbohydrate (g/100 g): 76,3-89,5

Total sugars (as glucose): 15,2-36,5

Sodium (mg/100 g): 0,1-25,2

Analytical specifications:

Foreign matter: Not more than 0,2 %

Moisture (loss on drying) (g/100 g): 4,5-13,7

Ash (g/100 g): 3,8-6,6

Source and version

Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470, Annex, Union list of novel foods, Table 1. Consolidated text of 10 August 2026. The text above is copied from that document without change except that amendment markers are removed. It is not advice and it does not decide whether a particular product is covered.

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