# Commission Decision of 23 October 2006 authorising the placing on the market of diacylglycerol oil of plant origin as a novel food under Regulation (EC) No 258/97 of the European Parliament and of the Council (notified under document number C(2006) 4971) (Only the English text is authentic) (2006/720/EC), Annex

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

SPECIFICATION OF DIACYLGLYCEROL OIL OF PLANT ORIGIN
MAG = monoacylglycerols, DAG = diacylglycerols, TAG = triacylglycerols
Fatty acid components are derived from edible vegetable oils, in particular from soybean oil (Glycine max) or rapseed oil (Brassica campestris, Brassica napus).
Substance/Parameter
Content
Acylglycerol Distribution:
Diacylglycerols (DAG)
Not less than 80 %
1,3-Diacylglycerols (1,3-DAG)
Not less than 50 %
Triacylglycerols (TAG)
Not more than 20 %
Monoacylglycerols (MAG)
Not more than 5 %
Fatty Acid Composition (MAG, DAG, TAG):
Oleic acid (C18:1)
Between 20 and 65 %
Linoleic acid (C18:2)
Between 15 and 65 %
Linolenic acid (C18:3)
Not more than 15 %
Saturated fatty acids
Not more than 10 %
Others:
Acid value
Not more than 0,5 mg KOH/g
Moisture and volatile
Not more than 0,1 %
Peroxide value (PV)
Not more than 1 meq/kg
Unsaponifiables
Not more than 2 %
Trans fatty acids
Not more than 1 %

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2006/720/annex (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2006-720/annex
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