2014/155/EU: Commission Implementing Decision of 19 March 2014 authorising the placing on the market of coriander seed oil as a novel food ingredient under Regulation (EC) No 258/97 of the European Parliament and of the Council (notified under document C(2014) 1689)
Coriander seed oil as specified in the Annex may be placed on the market in the Union as a novel food ingredient to be used in food supplements with a maximum dose of 600 mg per day without prejudice to the specific provisions of Directive 2002/46/EC.
The designation of coriander seed oil authorised by this Decision on the labelling of the foodstuffs containing it shall be ‘coriander seed oil’.
This Decision is addressed to Nestec Ltd, Avenue Nestlé 55, 1800 Vevey, Switzerland.
Supplementary provisions
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SPECIFICATION OF CORIANDER SEED OIL
Definition:
Coriander seed oil is an oil containing glycerides of fatty acids that is produced from the seeds of the coriander plant Coriandrum sativum L.
Composition of fatty acids:
Palmitic acid (C16:0)
2-5 %
Stearic acid (C18:0)
< 1,5 %
Petroselinic acid (cis-C18:1(n-12))
60-75 %
Oleic acid (cis-C18:1 (n-9))
8-15 %
Linoleic acid (C18:2)
12-19 %
α-Linolenic acid (C18:3)
< 1,0 %
Trans fatty acids
Not more than 1 %
Description: Slight yellow colour, bland taste.
Identification:
CAS No
8008-52-4
Purity:
Refractive index (20 °C)
1,466-1,474
Acid value
Not more than 0,6 mg KOH/g
Peroxide value
Not more than 5 meq/kg
Iodine value
88-102 units
Saponification value
186-198 mg KOH/g
Unsaponifiable matter
Not more than 15 g/kg
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