Isomaltulose 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:

• All foods, excluding foods and drinks intended specifically for infants and young children

Additional specific labelling requirements

1. The designation of the novel food on the labelling of the foodstuffs containing it shall be ‘isomaltulose powder’. 2. The designation of the novel food on the labelling shall be accompanied by indication that the ‘Isomaltulose is a source of glucose and fructose’.

Specification (Table 2)

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

Description/Definition:

The novel food is isomaltulose powder produced from sucrose by a microbiological process using Serratia plymuthica. The dry matter content is a mixture of mono-and disaccharides, mainly composed of isomaltulose (≥ 75 %) and trehalulose (≤ 13 %) and, to a minor extent, glucose, fructose, sucrose and oligosaccharides (traces).

Characteristics/composition:

Isomaltulose (% DM): ≥ 75

Trehalulose (% DM): ≤ 13

Glucose (% DM): ≤ 3

Fructose (% DM): ≤ 4

Sucrose (% DM): ≤ 5

Moisture (%): ≤ 7

Ash (%): ≤ 0,05

Protein (%): < 0,1

Chemical identity of isomaltulose:

Chemical (IUPAC) name: α-D-glucopyranosyl-(1 → 6)-D-fructofuranose

Common name: Isomaltulose

CAS number: 13718-94-0

Molecular formula: C12H22O11

Molecular weight: 342,30 g/mol

Chemical identity of trehalulose:

Chemical (IUPAC) name: α-D-glucopyranosyl-(1 → 1)-D-fructofuranose

Common name: Trehalulose

CAS number: 51411-23-5

Molecular formula: C12H22O11

Molecular weight: 342,30 g/mol

Heavy metals:

Lead (mg/kg): ≤ 0,1

Microbiological criteria:

Total aerobic microbial count: < 100 CFU/g

Total yeast and mould count: < 100 CFU/g

E. coli: < 10 CFU/g

Enterobacteriaceae: < 100 CFU/g

Salmonella: not detected in 25 g

CFU: colony forming units

DM: dry matter

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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