Oil enriched with phytosterols/phytostanols: 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:

• Spreadable fats as defined in Annex VII, Part VII and Appendix II, points B and C of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, and excluding cooking and frying fats and spreads based on butter or other animal fat: 1. The products containing the novel food ingredient shall be presented in such a manner that they can be easily divided into portions that contain either a maximum of 3 g (in case of one portion per day) or a maximum of 1 g (in case of three portions per day) of added phytosterols/phytostanols. 2. The amount of phytosterols/phytostanols added to a container of beverages shall not exceed 3 g. 3. Salad dressings, mayonnaise and spicy sauces shall be packed as single portions.
• Milk based products, such as products based on semi-skimmed and skimmed milk products, possibly with the addition of fruits and/or cereals, products based on fermented milk such as yoghurt and cheese based products (fat content ≤ 12 g per 100 g), where possibly the milk fat has been reduced and the fat or protein has been partly or fully replaced by vegetable fat or protein: 1. The products containing the novel food ingredient shall be presented in such a manner that they can be easily divided into portions that contain either a maximum of 3 g (in case of one portion per day) or a maximum of 1 g (in case of three portions per day) of added phytosterols/phytostanols. 2. The amount of phytosterols/phytostanols added to a container of beverages shall not exceed 3 g. 3. Salad dressings, mayonnaise and spicy sauces shall be packed as single portions.
• Soya drinks: 1. The products containing the novel food ingredient shall be presented in such a manner that they can be easily divided into portions that contain either a maximum of 3 g (in case of one portion per day) or a maximum of 1 g (in case of three portions per day) of added phytosterols/phytostanols. 2. The amount of phytosterols/phytostanols added to a container of beverages shall not exceed 3 g. 3. Salad dressings, mayonnaise and spicy sauces shall be packed as single portions.
• Salad dressings, mayonnaise and spicy sauces: 1. The products containing the novel food ingredient shall be presented in such a manner that they can be easily divided into portions that contain either a maximum of 3 g (in case of one portion per day) or a maximum of 1 g (in case of three portions per day) of added phytosterols/phytostanols. 2. The amount of phytosterols/phytostanols added to a container of beverages shall not exceed 3 g. 3. Salad dressings, mayonnaise and spicy sauces shall be packed as single portions.

Additional specific labelling requirements

In accordance with Annex III.5 to Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011

Specification (Table 2)

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

Description/Definition:

Oil enriched with phytosterols/phytostanols is composed of an oil fraction and a phytosterol fraction.

Acylglycerol Distribution:

Free fatty acids (expressed as oleic acid): ≤ 2,0 %

Monoacylglycerols (MAG): ≤ 10 %

Diacylglycerols (DAG): ≤ 25 %

Triacylglycerols (TAG): Making up the balance

Phytosterol fraction:

β-sitosterol: ≤ 80 %

β-sitostanol: ≤ 15 %

campesterol: ≤ 40 %

campestanol: ≤ 5,0 %

stigmasterol: ≤ 30 %

brassicasterol ≤ 3,0 %

other sterols/stanols: ≤ 3,0 %

Others:

Moisture and volatile: ≤ 0,5 %

Peroxide value (PV): < 5,0 meq/kg

Trans fatty acids: ≤ 1 %

Contamination/Purity (GC-FID or equivalent method) of phytosterols/phytostanols:

Phytosterols and phytostanols extracted from sources other than vegetable oil suitable for food have to be free of contaminants, best ensured by a purity of more than 99 %.

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.

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