COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2020/1634
of 4 November 2020
authorising the placing on the market of sugars obtained from cocoa (
Theobroma cacao
L.) pulp as a novel food under Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 of the European Parliament and of the Council and amending Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470
(Text with EEA relevance)
Article 1
Article 2
Article 3
ANNEX
Authorised novel food |
Conditions under which the novel food may be used |
Additional specific labelling requirements |
Other requirements |
‘Sugars obtained from cocoa (Theobroma cacao L.) pulp |
Not specified |
The designation of the novel food on the labelling of the foodstuffs containing it shall be “sugars obtained from cocoa (Theobroma cacao L.) pulp”, “Glucose obtained from cocoa (Theobroma cacao L.) pulp” or “Fructose obtained from cocoa (Theobroma cacao L.) pulp”, depending on the form used.’ |
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Authorised Novel Food |
Specifications |
‘Sugars obtained from cocoa (Theobroma cacao L.) pulp |
Description/Definition: Sugars are obtained from the concentrated cocoa pulp (Theobroma cacao L.) juice either via a drying process or via a purification process to produce high purity glucose or fructose. Sugars produced by a drying process Nutritional composition: Total sugars (g/100g): > 80 Moisture (%): < 5 Microbiological criteria: Total Plate Count (aerobic) (cfu/g): < 104 Moulds and Yeasts (cfu/g): < 50 Enterobacteriaceae (cfu/g): < 10 Salmonella spp.: Absence in 25 g Alicyclobacillus: Absence in 50 g Thermo-acidophilic bacteria: Absence in 50 g Sugars produced by a purification process Nutritional composition of Glucose obtained from cocoa (Theobroma cacao L.) pulp: Glucose content (%): > 93 Ash (%): < 0,2 Moisture (%): < 1,0 Nutritional composition of Fructose obtained from cocoa (Theobroma cacao L.) pulp: Fructose content (%): > 98 Glucose content (%): < 0,5 % Ash (%): < 0,2 Moisture (%):< 0,5 Microbiological criteria for glucose and fructose obtained from cocoa (Theobroma cacao L.) pulp: Total Plate Count (aerobic) (cfu/g): < 104 Salmonella spp.: Absence in 25 g’ |