Zinc L-pidolate: authorised novel food in the EU
Zinc L-pidolate is on the Union list of authorised novel foods (Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470). Conditions of use and maximum levels by food category: 6 entries, quoted below.
- Regulation
- Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470, Annex, Table 1
- Listed as
- Zinc L-pidolate
- 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:
- Foods covered by Regulation (EU) No 609/2013: 3 g/day
- Milk based drinks and similar products intended for young children: 3 g/day
- Meal replacement for weight control: 3 g/day
- Foods intended to meet the expenditure of intense muscular effort, especially for sportsmen: 3 g/day
- Food bearing statement on the absence or reduced presence of gluten in accordance with the requirements of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 828/2014: 3 g/day
- Food Supplements as defined in Directive 2002/46/EC: 3 g/day
Additional specific labelling requirements
The designation of the novel food on the labelling of the foodstuffs containing it shall be ‘Zinc L-pidolate’
Specification (Table 2)
Table 2 of the Annex, row with the same name, as written:
Description/Definition:
Zinc L-pidolate is a white to off-white powder, with characteristic odour.
International non-proprietary name (INN): L-pyroglutamic acid, Zinc salt
Synonyms: Zinc 5-oxoproline, Zinc pyroglutamate, Zinc pyrrolidone carboxylate, Zinc PCA, L-Zinc pidolate
CAS No.: 15454-75-8
Molecular formula: (C5 H6 NO3)2 Zn
Relative anhydrous molecular mass: 321,4
Appearance: White to slightly white powder
Purity:
Zinc L-pidolate (purity): ≥ 98 %
pH (10 % aqueous sol.): 5,0-6,0
Specific rotation: 19,6o- 22,8o
Water: ≤ 10,0 %
Glutamic acid: < 2,0 %
Heavy metals:
Lead: ≤ 3,0 ppm
Arsenic: ≤ 2,0 ppm
Cadmium: ≤ 1,0 ppm
Mercury: ≤ 0,1 ppm
Microbiological criteria:
Total viable mesophilic count: ≤ 1 000 CFU/g
Yeasts and moulds: ≤ 100 CFU/g
Pathogen: Absence
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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