# Commission Decision of 2 February 2011 authorising the placing on the market of a mycelial extract from Lentinula edodes (Shiitake mushroom) as a novel food ingredient under Regulation (EC) No 258/97 of the European Parliament and of the Council (notified under document C(2011) 442) (Only the English text is authentic) (2011/73/EU), Division: Description:

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

The novel food ingredient is a sterile aqueous extract obtained from the mycelium of Lentinula edodes cultivated in a submerged fermentation. It is a light brown, slightly turbid liquid.
Lentinan is a β-(1-3) β-(1-6)-D-glucan which has a molecular weight of approximately 5 × 105 Daltons, a degree of branching of 2/5 and a triple helical tertiary structure.
Bradford method
Kjeldahl method
Composition of the mycelial extract from Lentinula edodes
Moisture
98 %
Dry matter
2 %
Free glucose
less than 20 mg/ml
Total Protein
less than 0,1 mg/ml
N-containing constituents
less than 10 mg/ml
Lentinan
0,8 – 1,2 mg/ml

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2011/73/annex/I/division/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2011-73/annex-I/division-1
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