Antrodia camphorata mycelia powder: authorised novel food in the EU

Conditions of use and maximum levels

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

• Food supplements as defined in Directive 2002/46/EC, excluding infants, children, and adolescents younger than 14 years of age: 990 mg/day

Additional specific labelling requirements

1. The designation of the novel food on the labelling of food supplements containing it shall be ‘Antrodia camphorata mycelia powder’. 2. The labelling of the food supplements containing Antrodia camphorata mycelia powder shall bear a statement that this food supplement should not be consumed by infants, children, and adolescents younger than 14 years of age.

Specification (Table 2)

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

Description/Definition:

The novel food is the freeze-dried mycelia of the fungus Antrodia camphorata (strain BCRC 39106), which has been grown by solid-state cultivation. The freeze-dried mycelia are then milled into a powder. Antrodia camphorata is a synonym of Taiwanofungus camphoratus (family: Fomitopsidaceae).

Characteristics/Composition:

Loss on drying (Moisture): < 10 %

Carbohydrates: ≤ 80 g/100 g

Protein: ≤ 20 g/100 g

Ash: ≤ 6 g/100g

Fat: ≤ 6 g/100 g

Total triterpenoids: 1,0 - 10,0 g/100 g

Antroquinonol: 1,0 - 20,0 mg/g

Heavy metals:

Arsenic: < 0,5 mg/kg

Microbiological criteria:

Total aerobic microbial count: ≤ 103 *CFU/g

Total yeast and mould count: ≤ 100 CFU/g

Escherichia coli: Not detected in 10 g

Salmonella spp.: Not detected in 25 g

Staphylococcus aureus: Not detected in 10 g

*CFU: Colony Forming Units

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.

• Consolidated text on EUR-Lex

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