Isomalto-oligosaccharide (entry 1 of 2 with this name): 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:

• Energy-Reduced Soft Drinks: 6,5 %
• Energy Drinks: 5,0 %
• Foods intended to meet the expenditure of intense muscular efforts, especially for sportsmen (including isotonic drinks): 6,5 %
• Fruit Juices: 5 %
• Processed Vegetables and Vegetable Juices: 5 %
• Other Soft Drinks: 5 %
• Cereals Bars: 10 %
• Cookies, Biscuits: 20 %
• Breakfast Cereal Bars: 25 %
• Hard Candies: 97 %
• Soft Candies/Chocolate Bars: 25 %
• Meal replacement for weight control (as bars or milk based): 20 %

Additional specific labelling requirements

1. The designation of the novel food on the labelling of the foodstuffs containing it shall be ‘Isomaltooligosaccharide’. 2. Foods containing the novel ingredient must be labelled as ‘a source of glucose’.

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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