# Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2017/2373 of 14 December 2017 authorising the placing on the market of hydroxytyrosol as a novel food ingredient under Regulation (EC) No 258/97 of the European Parliament and of the Council (notified under document number C(2017) 8423) (Only the Spanish text is authentic), Division: Specifications:

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

Parameter
Specifications
Description
Slightly yellow viscous liquid
Moisture
≤ 4,0 %
Odour
Characteristic
Taste
Slightly bitter
Solubility (water)
Miscible with water
pH
3,5-4,5
Refractive Index (25 °C)
1,571-1,575
Hydroxytyrosol and organic by-products of the chemical synthesis
Hydroxytyrosol
≥ 99,0 %
Acetic acid
≤ 0,4 %
Hydroxytyrosol acetate
≤ 0,3 %
Sum of homovanillic alcohol, iso-homovanillic alcohol, and 3-methoxy-4-hydroxyphenylglycol
≤ 0,3 %
Heavy Metals
Lead
≤ 0,03 mg/kg
Cadmium
≤ 0,01 mg/kg
Mercury
≤ 0,01 mg/kg
Residual solvents
Ethyl acetate
≤ 25,0 mg/kg
Isopropanol
≤ 2,50 mg/kg
Methanol
≤ 2,00 mg/kg
Tetrahydrofuran
≤ 0,01 mg/kg

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2017/2373/annex/I/division/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2017-2373/annex-I/division-2
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