Glucosyl hesperidin: 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:

• Soft drinks marketed in relation to physical exercise: 525 mg/L
• Energy drinks: 525 mg/L
• Food supplements as defined in Directive 2002/46/EC for the general population, excluding infants and young children: 115 mg/day for children between 3 to 10 years of age 200 mg/day for general population older than 10 years of age

Additional specific labelling requirements

1. The designation of the novel food on the labelling of the foodstuffs containing it shall be ‘Glucosyl hesperidin’. 2. The labelling of food supplements containing the novel food shall bear a statement that the novel food should not be consumed by infants and young children/children under 10 years of age (*) (*) depending on the age groups the food supplement is intended for.

Specification (Table 2)

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

Description/Definition:

The novel food is a pale yellow to yellow-brown powder consisting of monoglucosyl hesperidin and produced enzymatically from hesperidin, which is isolated from the peels, juice, or seeds of citrus fruits, and dextrin.

Following the inactivation of the enzymes used in the process, the solution undergoes a multistep purification process that includes filtration, chromatographic separation, intermediate concentration and decolourisation. The purified solution is then concentrated by evaporation, micro-filtrated and spray-dried.

Characteristics/composition:

Chemical (IUPAC) name: (2S)-7 -[(O-6-Deoxy-α-l-mannopyranosyl-(1→6)-O-[α-d-glucopyranosyl-(1→4)]-β-d-glucopyranosyl)oxy]-2,3-dihydro-5-hydroxy-2-(3-hydroxy-4-methoxyphenyl)-4H-1-benzopyran-4-one

Synonym: 4G-α-d-glucopyranosyl-hesperidin

CAS No: 161713-86- 6

Chemical formula: C34H44O20

Monoglucosyl hesperidin (MGH) (dry basis) 75,0-85,0 %

Hesperidin (dry basis):10-20 %

Loss on drying ≤ 6 %

Residue on ignition ≤ 2 %

Heavy metals

Lead ≤ 0,1 mg/kg

Arsenic ≤ 0,1 mg/kg

Microbiological criteria

Total aerobic microbial count: ≤ 100 CFU/g

Total coliforms: Not detected in 10 g

Salmonella spp. Not detected in 25 g

Yeast and moulds: ≤ 100 CFU/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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