Cranberry extract 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 for the adult population: 350 mg/day

Additional specific labelling requirements

The designation of the novel food on the labelling of the foodstuffs containing it shall be ‘cranberry extract powder’

Specification (Table 2)

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

Description/Definition:

Cranberry extract powder is a water-soluble phenolic-rich powder extract prepared through an ethanolic extraction from the juice concentrate of sound, mature berries of the cranberry cultivar Vaccinium macrocarpon.

Characteristics/Composition

Moisture (% w/w): ≤ 4

Proanthocyanidins - PACs (% w/w dry weight)

- OSC-DMAC method (3) (5): 55.0-60.0 or

- BL-DMAC method (4) (5): 15.0-18.0

Total phenolics (GAE (6), % w/w dry weight) (5)

- Folin-Ciocalteau method: > 46.2

Solubility (water): 100 %, with no visible insoluble particles

Ethanol Content (mg/kg): ≤ 100

Screen Analysis: 100 % through 30 mesh screen

Appearance and aroma, as powder: Free-flowing, deep red colour. Earthy aroma with no burnt character.

Heavy metals:

Arsenic (ppm): < 3

Microbiological criteria:

Yeast: < 100 CFU (7)/g

Mould: < 100 CFU/g

Aerobic plate count: < 1 000 CFU/g

Coliforms: < 10 CFU/g

Escherichia coli: < 10 CFU/g

Salmonella: Absent in 375 g

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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