Yellow tomato extract: 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:

• Food supplements as defined in Directive 2002/46/EC for the adult population: 100 mg/day

Additional specific labelling requirements

1. The designation of the novel food on the labelling of the foodstuffs containing it shall be ‘yellow tomato extract’. 2. The labelling of food supplements containing yellow tomato extract shall bear a statement that the food supplements should be consumed by adults only.

Specification (Table 2)

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

Description/Definition:

The novel food is a carotenoid-rich extract derived from the pulp of ripe yellow tomatoes (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) using supercritical CO2 extraction

Characteristics/composition:

Appearance: Viscous, dark brown liquid

Moisture: < 0,5 %

Proteins: 0,2 %0,6 %

Total lipids: > 95 %

Saturated fat: 12 %-25 %

Monounsaturated fat: 17 %-30 %

Polyunsaturated fat: 50 %-65 %

Trans fatty acids: ≤ 2 %

Unsaponifiable matter: < 20 %

Acid value: < 5 mg KOH/g(*)

Peroxide value: ≤ 15 meqO2/kg(**)

Carotenoids:

Total carotenoids: 10-13 g/100 g

Phytoene + phytofluene (including cis- and all-trans isomers): 7-10 g/100 g

beta-Carotene: 0,1-0,5 g/100 g

zeta-Carotene: 2-4 g/100 g

Lycopene: 0,1-0,4 g/100 g

Heavy metals

Lead: ≤ 1 mg/kg

Cadmium: ≤ 1 mg/kg

Mercury: ≤ 0,1 mg/kg

Arsenic: ≤ 1 mg/kg

Microbiological criteria:

Total aerobic microbial count: ≤ 1 000 CFU/g

E. coli: Not detected in 10 g

Salmonella: Not detected in 25 g

Staphylococcus aureus: Not detected in 10 g

Yeasts/moulds: ≤ 100 CFU/g

(*) Acid value based all fatty acids.

(**) Based on Codex Alimentarius guidelines for peroxid value in concentrated oil https://www.fao.org/3/y2774e/y2774e04.htm

Abbreviation: 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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