Cyperus esculentus (tiger nut) oil: 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:

• Cyperus esculentus (tiger nut) oil as such
• Pasta-based products: 30 mL/100 g
• Bread and rolls: 30 mL/100 g
• Snacks other than chips (crackers): 30 mL/100 g
• Salad dressing: 50 mL/100 g
• Fats as defined in Appendix II of Annex VII of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (6): 80 mL/100 g
• Fine bakery wares: 30 mL/100 g
• Milk-based products (*): 60 mL/100 g
• (*) When used in milk-based products Cyperus esculentus (tiger nut) oil may not replace in whole or in part any milk constituent.

Additional specific labelling requirements

For Cyperus esculentus (tiger nut) oil as such; Pasta-based products; Bread and rolls; Snacks other than chips (crackers); Salad dressing; Fats as defined in Appendix II of Annex VII of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (6); Fine bakery wares; Milk-based products (*): The designation of the novel food on the labelling of the foodstuffs containing it shall be ‘Cyperus esculentus (tiger nut) oil’.

Specification (Table 2)

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

Description:

The novel food is obtained from a pasteurisation of Cyperus esculentus (tiger nut) L. tuber followed by a cold-pressing process.

Fatty acid composition:

Palmitic acid: 12-15 %

Stearic acid: 5-8 %

Oleic acid: 65-69 %

Linoleic acid: 9-12 %

Characteristics:

Acidity: ≤ 2 %

Peroxide value: ≤ 20 meq/kg

Saponification value: ≤ 189 mg KOH/g

p-anisidine: < 1

Heavy metals:

Lead: ≤ 0,1 mg/kg

Cadmium: ≤ 0,1 mg/kg

Mycotoxins:

Aflatoxins (sum of B1, B2, G1, G2): < 4 μg/kg

Aflatoxin B1: < 1 μg/kg

Ochratoxin A: < 3 μg/kg

Microbiological criteria:

Total Aerobic Microbial Count: ≤ 103 CFU /g

Total Yeast and Mould Count: ≤ 102 CFU /g

Coliforms: ≤ 10 CFU /g

Salmonella: Not detected in 25g

Listeria monocytogenes: Not detected in 25g

Enterobacteriaceae: < 102 CFU /g

CFU: colony forming units

Notes

(6) Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 671, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2013/1308/oj).

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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