Consultation process on novel food status

Name and description of the food concerned	Date of publication	Statement on the food concerned	Reasons justifying the statement	Where the food is novel, the most appropriate food category under which it falls in accordance with Article 3(2) of Regulation (EU) 2015/2283
A plant protein concentrate that is fermented with the mycelium of shiitake (Lentinus edades).	25 February 2019	Novel when used as or in foods.	View document	Category 3(2)(a)(ii)
Agaricus blazei dehydrated mycelium powder	29 October 2019	Novel when used as or in foods.	View document	Category 3(2)(a)(ii)
Albizia julibrissin Durazz. - flowers	8 August 2019	Novel when used as or in foods.	View document	Category 3(2)(a)(iv)
Alcohol extract of kudzu (Pueraria lobata (Willd.) Ohwi) root.	30 June 2020	Novel when used as or in foods.	View document	Category 3(2)(a)(iv)
5-Aminolevulinic acid phosphate (5-ALA phosphate)	13 November 2023	Novel food	View document	Category 3(2)(a)(ii)
Apricot kernel drink and Fermented apricot kernel cream	22 March 2021	Not Novel	View document	Not applicable
Aqueous extract from fig leaves (Ficus carica L.)	20 May 2020	Novel when used as or in foods. Not Novel only in food supplements.	View document	Category 3(2)(a)(iv)
Aqueous extract of olive fruit (Olea europaea L.) containing at least 10% hydroxytyrosol	14 April 2020	Novel when used as or in foods.	View document	Category 3(2)(a)(iv)
Bactris gasipaes stem and fruit	24 May 2023	Not Novel	View document	Not applicable
Biomass of Paecilomyces variotii	2 September 2022	Novel Food	View document	Category 3(2)(a)(ii))
Bone powder produced from the bones of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar)	25 April 2023	Not Novel	View document	Not applicable
Bovine colostrum immunoglobulin concentrate	23 November 2021	Novel when used as or in foods.	View document	Category 3(2)(a)(vii)
Brewer's spent grain fiber (BSG-F) and brewer's spent grain protein (BSG-P)	13 February 2023	Not Novel	View document	Not applicable
By-product of plant origin obtained from the extraction of lycopene from tomato	16 July 2023	Novel food	View document	Category 3(2)(a)(iv) or Category 3(2)(a)(vii)
Cacao pulp juice	31 July 2018	Novel when used as or in foods.	View document	Category 3(2)(a)(iv)
Cannabidiol (CBD) isolate (purity is 98,56 %) dissolved in hemp oil	27 September 2022	Novel food	View document	Category 3(2)(a)(iv)
Capsicum chinense	31 January 2024	Not Novel food	View document	Not applicable
Casein hydrolysate containing elevated levels of the tri-peptides; L-valyl-L-prolyl-L-proline (VPP) and L-isoleucyl-L-prolyl-L-proline (IPP)	10 December 2018	Novel when used as or in foods.	View document	Category 3(2)(a)(v)
CBD extract	31 January 2024	Novel food	View document	Category 3(2)(a)(iv)
CBD isolate and CBD extract	31 January 2024	Novel food	View document	Category 3(2)(a)(iv)
CBD extract obtained by CO2 extraction	31 January 2024	Novel food	View document	Category 3(2)(a)(iv)
CBD isolate (purity > 98%)	9 December 2019	Novel when used as or in foods.	View document	Category 3(2)(a)(iv)
Celastrus orbiculatus Thunb. - fruit	8 August 2019	Novel when used as or in foods.	View document	Category 3(2)(a)(iv)
Cereal protein concentrate	28 November 2023	Not Novel	View document	Not applicable
Chlamydomonas reinhardtii dried biomass powder	25 October 2019	Novel when used as or in foods.	View document	Category 3(2)(a)(ii)
Chlorella sp.	7 March 2022	Not Novel	View document	Not applicable
Chrysanthemum morifolium Ramat. - plant	8 August 2019	Novel when used as or in foods.	View document	Category 3(2)(a)(iv)
Coix lacryma-jobi L. – seeds	8 August 2019	Not Novel in food supplements.	View document	Not applicable
Cold pressed Nigella sativa seed oil	10 December 2018	Not Novel	View document	Not applicable
Composed product derived from sea salt	26 January 2024	Not Novel	View document	Not applicable
Concentrated fish oil high in long chain monounsaturated fatty acids extracted from mackerel and/or herring.	17 August 2023	Not Novel	View document	Not applicable
Coprinus comatus dehydrated mycelium powder	24 October 2019	Novel when used as or in foods.	View document	Category 3(2)(a)(ii)
Creatine malateand Creatine alpha-ketoglutarate	17 February 2022	Novel in food	View document	Category 3(2)(a)(vii)
Creatine monohydrate	17 July 2023	Not Novel food	View document	Not applicable
Curcumin, extract complex from the root of Curcuma longa L.	29 October 2020	Novel when used as or in foods.	View document	Category 3(2)(a)(iv)
Currants fermented with Wolfiporia Cocos	9 November 2021	Novel when used as or in foods.	View document	Category 3(2)(a)(ii) and (vii)
Deodorised cocoa butter	5 April 2022	Not Novel Food	View document	Not applicable
Desugared Fermented Orange Juice	18 April 2023	Not Novel Food	View document	Not applicable
DHA and EPA ethyl esters oil from Schizochytrium sp. microalga	15 December 2022	Novel Food	View document	Category 3(2)(a)(ii) or Category 3(2)(a)(iv)
Dicholine L-5-methyltetrahydrofolate (DCMTHF)	9 June 2023	Novel Food	View document	Category 3(2)(a)(i)
Dipteryx alata seeds ('baru nuts')	21 August 2020	Novel when used as or in foods.	View document	Category 3(2)(a)(iv)
Dried yeast fermentate produced by Saccharomyces cerevisiae	27 January 2022	Not Novel	View document	Not applicable
Encapsulated Quercetin-zein	11 November 2021	Novel in foods.	View document	Category 3(2)(a)(vii)
Evodia lepta Merr. - leaves	8 August 2019	Novel when used as or in foods.	View document	Category 3(2)(a)(iv)
Extract of Epimedium brevicornum Maxim leaves	25 July 2018	Novel when used as or in foods.	View document	Category 3(2)(a)(iv)
Extract of LMZ (Lutein, Meso-zeaxanthin, Zeaxanthin) 15 % in oil suspension	15-09-2022	Not Novel in food supplements.	View document	Not applicable
Fermented wheat germ extract	8 April 2020	Novel when used as or in foods.	View document	Category 3(2)(a)(iv)
Flour from buckwheat seedlings with a high spermidine content	3 June 2022	Novel when used as or in foods.	View document	Category 3(2)(a)(vii)
Fruits of the plant species Zanthoxylum piperitum	4 July 2023	Not Novel food.	View document	Not applicable
Ganoderma lucidum dehydrated mycelium powder	29 October 2019	Novel when used as or in foods.	View document	Category 3(2)(a)(ii)
Germinated hemp seed produced by malting	8 April 2021	Not Novel	View document	Not applicable
Grifola frondosa dehydrated mycelium powder	29 October 2019	Novel when used as or in foods.	View document	Category 3(2)(a)(ii)
Hard tissue mass from Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) or from Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)	6 December 2023	Not Novel	View document	Not applicable
Hard tissue mass from broiler chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus)	6 December 2023	Novel when used as or in foods.	View document	Category 3(2)(a)(v)
Hericium erinaceus dehydrated mycelium powder	29 October 2019	Novel when used as or in foods.	View document	Category 3(2)(a)(ii)
Herring (Clupea harengus L.) roe oil	3 November 2021	Not Novel	View document	Not applicable
High purity pea (Pisum sativum) protein concentrate	12 March 2024	Not Novel	View document	Not applicable
Hydroalcoholic extract of porphyra yezoensis (Ueda) stabilized in glycerin	22 March 2021	Novel when used as or in foods and food supplements.	View document	Category 3(2)(a)(ii)
Hydrolysed bovine cartilage product	13 January 2023	Not Novel food in food supplements.	View document	Category 3(2)(a)(v)
Ilex asprella (Hook.& Arn.) Champ. ex Benth. – root	8 August 2019	Novel when used as or in foods.	View document	Category 3(2)(a)(iv)
IBalance – killed heat treated microorganisms	28 March 2022	Novel Food	View document	Category 3(2)(a)(vi)
Iron-enriched yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae)	31 January 2024	Novel Food	View document	Category 3(2)(a)(ii)
Kala Namak	29 April 2021	Not Novel	View document	Not applicable
Lentil protein	17 October 2023	Not Novel	View document	Not applicable
Lentinula edodes dehydrated mycelium powder	29 October 2019	Novel when used as or in foods.	View document	Category 3(2)(a)(ii)
L-fucose	15 July 2019	Novel when used as or in foods.	View document	Category 3(2)(a)(i) or 3(2)(a)(ii)
Liposomal vitamin C	20 October 2020	Not Novel	View document	Not applicable
Lupin sprouts (powdered) enriched with iron	24 May 2022	Novel food.	View document	Category 3(2)(a)(vii)
Lyophilized Sus scrofa domestica brain	3 April 2024	Not Novel.	View document	Not applicable
Maqui berries (fruit of the Aristotelia chilensis plant)'	10 July 2018	Novel when used as or in foods. Not Novel only in food supplements.	View document	Category 3(2)(a)(iv)
Micronized and microencapsulated ferric diphosphate	31 January 2022	Not Novel	View document	Not applicable
Mineral enriched fungal biomass (Aspergillus oryzae)	5 February 2019	Not Novel	View document	Not applicable
Monk fruit decoctions	15 July 2022	Novel Food	View document	Category 3(2)(a)(iv)
Rhizopus oligosporus mycelium (in dried or fresh form and in powder)	7 June 2022 19 June 2022	Not Novel	View document View document	Not applicable
Mumijo (synonyms: shilajit, asphaltum panjabinum)	21 August 2020	Novel when used as or in foods. Not Novel only in food supplements.	View document	Category 3(2)(a)(iii) or (iv)
Mung bean (Vigna radiata) protein isolate	21 February 2019	Novel when used as or in foods.	View document	Category 3(2)(a)(iv)
Nicotinamide mononucleotide (purity is 95 – 99 %)	11 October 2022	Novel food	View document	Category 3(2)(a)(i)
Non-concentrated aqueous infusion of Stevia rebaudiana leaves	3 July 2023	Not Novel food	View document	Not applicable
Nut/kernel found within the fruit of the pili nut tree (Canarium ovatum).	27 September 2018	Novel when used as or in foods.	View document	Category 3(2)(a)(iv)
Oil obtained from Tuber (roots) of Cyperus esculentus from hydroponic culture	3 November 2020	Novel when used as or in foods.	View document	Category 3(2)(a)(iv)
Olio di lentisco (oil obtained from Pistacia lentiscus berries)	28 November 2019	Not Novel	View document	Not applicable
Olive Polyphenols	7 November 2022	Novel food	View document	Category 3(2)(a)(iv)
Palmitoleic acid ethyl ester, concentrates from Alaska pollock fish oil (Gadus chalcogrammus)	11 November 2021	Novel when used as or in foods.	View document	Category 3(2)(a)(v)
Passiflora edulis f. edulis Sims.	15 November 2018	Not Novel	View document	Not applicable
Pea (Pisum sativum) Protein Hydrolysate and Soy (Glycine max) Protein Hydrolysate	11 June 2020	Not Novel	View document	Not applicable
Pelargonium sidoides DC., powdered root	18 March 2022	Novel Food	View document	Category 3(2)(a)(iv)
Peptide extract from hydrolysed parts of pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus)	6 April 2022	Novel Food	View document	Category 3(2)(a)(v)
Peptide extract from olive pit (Olea europaea L.)	22 April 2021	Novel food	View document	Category 3(2)(a)(iv)
Phellodendron chinensis C.K.Schneid. - bark	8 August 2019	Novel when used as or in foods.	View document	Category 3(2)(a)(iv)
Pine cone (Pinus sylvestris) syrup	18 June 2019	Not Novel when used as or in foods.	View document	Not applicable
Plant-based product	16 January 2023	Novel foods	View document	Category 3(2)(a)(ii)
Pleurotus eryngii dehydrated mycelium powder	29 October 2019	Novel when used as or in foods.	View document	Category 3(2)(a)(ii)
Pleurotus ostreatus dehydrated mycelium powder	29 October 2019	Novel when used as or in foods.	View document	Category 3(2)(a)(ii)
Polyporus umbellatus dehydrated mycelium powder	29 October 2019	Novel when used as or in foods.	View document	Category 3(2)(a)(ii)
Preserved pine cones (Pinus sylvestris)	25 May 2020	Not Novel in food supplements.	View document	Not applicable
Biomass of Propionibacterium freudenreichii	15 December 2021	Not Novel	View document	Not applicable
Pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) seed oil	11 October 2021	Novel when used as or in foods and food supplements.	View document	Category 3(2)(a)(iv)
Product made from the seed coats of chickpeas (testa of Cicer arietinum seeds) and maize dextrin	11 November 2021	Not Novel	View document	Not applicable
Protein isolate from sunflower seeds (Helianthus annuus)	5 July 2023	Novel food	View document	Category 3(2)(a)(iv)
Quercetin (95 %) derived from the pods and seeds of Dimorphandra mollis	9 November 2021	Not Novel	View document	Category 3(2)(a)(ii)
Rhamnogalacturonan-rich pectin hydrolysate	21 January 2019	Novel when used as or in foods	View document	Category 3(2)(a)(iv)
Rice protein	17 February 2022	Not Novel	View document	Not applicable
Roasted silver skin of coffee beans (testa of coffea sp.)	30 June 2022	Novel when used as or in foods	View document	Category 3(2)(a)(iv)
Sea cucumbers (Holothuria Fuscogilva, Holothuria whitmaiei and Holothuria scabra)	12 April 2024	Novel when used as or in foods	View document	Category 3(2)(a)(v)
'Selenium enriched mushrooms (Agaricus bisporus)' and 'Vitamin B12 enriched mushrooms (Agaricus bisporus)'	23 December 2022	Not Novel	View document	Not applicable
(young) shoots of wheat (Triticum aestivum) (wheatgrass)	26 September 2023	Not Novel	View document	Not applicable
(young) shoots of sunflower (Helianthus annuus)	26 September 2023	Not Novel	View document	Not applicable
(young) shoots of rye (Secale cereale) (ryegrass)	26 September 2023	Novel.	View document	Category 3(2)(a)(iv)
(young) shoots of oat (Avena sativa) (oatgrass)	26 September 2023	Novel.	View document	Category 3(2)(a)(iv)
Sodium hyaluronate produced by fermentation process	24 February 2023	Not Novel in food supplements	View document	Not applicable
Spent coffee grounds, defatted spent coffee grounds and defatted unused coffee grounds (from Coffea sp., mainly Coffea arabica L. and Coffea canephora (Robusta))	22 March 2021	Not Novel	View document	Not applicable
Sunflower (Helianthus annuus) seed oil (creamy)	12 September 2023	Novel food.	View document	Category 3(2)(a)(vii)
Tomato oleoresin extract of dry yellow tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) - Lumenato 10%	13 November 2019	Novel when used as or in foods.	View document	Category 3(2)(a)(iv)
Torula yeast (Cyberlindnera jadinii)	21 January 2022	Not Novel	View document	Not applicable
Tuber (roots) of Cyperus esculentus from hydroponic culture	3 November 2020	Not Novel when used as or in foods.	View document	Not applicable
Very long chain fatty acid fish oil (VLCPUFA 5 fish oil)	2 October 2023	Not Novel	View document	Not applicable
Whey treated with UV radiation	5 April 2022	Not Novel	View document	Not applicable