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Regulated Food and Feed Products for Great Britain

Galacto-oligosaccharide

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Definition/Description
Galacto-oligosaccharide is produced from milk lactose by an enzymatic process using β-galactosidases from Aspergillus oryzae , Bifidobacterium bifidum, Pichia pastoris, Sporobolomyces singularis, Kluyveromyces lactis, Bacillus circulans, and Papiliotrema terrestris .
Authorised novel ID
NOVEL-65

Conditions of use

Conditions under which the novel food may be used
Food category Maximum levels (expressed as ratio kg galacto-oligosaccharide/kg final food)
Baby cereals 0.027
Baby desert 0.027
Baby juice 0.025
Baby snack 0.143
Baby yogurt drink 0.024
Bars 0.125
Cereals 0.125
Dairy analogue drinks 0.02
Dairy based deserts 0.043
Drinks intended to meet the expenditure of intense muscular effort especially for sportsmen 0.013
Food supplements as defined in Directive 2002/46/EC 0.333
Frozen dairy deserts 0.043
Fruit drinks and energy drinks 0.021
Fruit pie fillings 0.059
Fruit preparations 0.125
Infant formula and follow-on formula as defined in Regulation (EU) No 609/2013 0.008
Infant meal replacement drinks 0.012
Juice 0.021
Meal replacement for weight control (as drinks) 0.02
Milk 0.02
Milk drinks 0.03
Yoghurt 0.033
Additional specific labelling requirements
not specified
Other requirements
not specified
Data Protection
not specified

Dates

Date of authorisation
Pre-1 January 2021 (from retained EU regulations)
Last updated

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