Therapon barcoo/Scortum: authorised novel food in the EU
Therapon barcoo/Scortum is on the Union list of authorised novel foods (Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470). Conditions of use: quoted below.
- Regulation
- Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470, Annex, Table 1
- Listed as
- Therapon barcoo/Scortum
- Text version
- Consolidated text of 10 August 2026
- Version
- Consolidated text of 10 August 2026
- Official source
- Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470, Annex, Union list of novel foods
Conditions of use and maximum levels
Table 1, column "Conditions under which the novel food may be used", as written:
- Intended use identical to that of the salmon, namely the preparation of culinary fish products and dishes, including cooked, raw, smoked and baked fish products
Specification (Table 2)
Table 2 of the Annex, row with the same name, as written:
Description/Definition:
Scortum/Therapon barcoo is a species of fish in the family Terapontidae. It is an endemic fresh water species from Australia. It is now reared in fish farms.
Taxonomic Identification: Class: Actinopterygii > order: Perciformes > family: Terapontidae > genus: Therapon or Scortum barcoo
Composition of fish flesh:
Protein (%): 18-25
Moisture (%): 65-75
Ash (%): 0,5-2,0
Energy (KJ/Kg): 6000-11500
Carbohydrates (%): 0,0
Fat (%): 5-15
Fatty acids (mg FA/g fillet):
Σ PUFA n-3: 1,2-20,0
Σ PUFA n-6: 0,3-2,0
PUFA n-3/n-6: 1,5-15,0
Total omega 3 acids: 1,6-40,0
Total omega 6 acids: 2,6-10,0
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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