# Commission Decision of 15 May 2007 authorising the placing on the market of oil enriched with phytosterols/phytostanols as a novel food ingredient under Regulation (EC) No 258/97 of the European Parliament and of the Council (notified under document number C(2007) 2073) (Only the English text is authentic) (2007/343/EC), Division: Definition:

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

Oil enriched with phytosterols/phytostanols is composed of an oil fraction and a phytosterol fraction.
Substance/Parameter
Content
Acylglycerol Distribution:
Free fatty acids (expressed as oleic acid)
Not more than 2 %
Monoacylglycerols (MAG)
Not more than 10 %
Diacylglycerols (DAG)
Not more than 25 %
Triacylglycerols (TAG)
Making up the balance
Phytosterol fraction:
β-sitosterol
Not more than 80 %
β-sitostanol
Not more than 15 %
campesterol
Not more than 40 %
campestanol
Not more than 5 %
stigmasterol
Not more than 30 %
brassicasterol
Not more than 3 %
other sterols/stanols
Not more than 3 %
Others:
Moisture and volatile
Not more than 0,5 %
Peroxide value (PV)
< 5 meq/kg
Trans fatty acids
Not more than 1 %

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2007/343/annex/I/division/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2007-343/annex-I/division-1
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.

