On July 2, 2025, the National Health Commission of China officially approved 20 substances as "Three-New Food", including 5 new food ingredients, 9 new food additives, and 6 new food-related products.
Among the highlights is the long-anticipated D-allulose, a rare sugar gaining popularity in global low-calorie and functional food markets, marking China's first official approval of D-allulose.
The details of the new food ingredients and additives are as follows:
New food ingredients:
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No. |
Name in EN |
Remark |
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1 |
D-allulose/D-psicose |
Process 1: Fermentation using Escherichia coli K12 MG1655 AS10 (from glucose/sucrose); synthetic biology-based; includes purification, crystallization, drying. Process 2: Enzymatic conversion of fructose using D-allulose-3-epimerase; includes decolorization, purification, crystallization, drying. |
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2 |
Saccharomycescerevisiae CNCM I-3799 |
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3 |
Bifidobacteriumanimalis subsp.lactis BLa80 |
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4 |
Bifidobacterium longum subsp. infantis LMG 11588 |
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5 |
Sodium hyaluronate(extract) |
New varieties of food additives
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No. |
Name in EN |
Remark |
|
1 |
Aminopeptidase |
New varieties of enzyme preparation |
|
2 |
Xylanase |
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3 |
Glucoamylase |
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4 |
Ascorbyl palmitate(enzymatic) |
Food additives with expand usage scope |
|
5 |
Sulfuric acid |
Processing aids with expand usage scope |
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6 |
Deacetylated chitin (chitosan) |
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7 |
ethyl acetate |
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8 |
2'-fucosyllactose |
Food nutrition fortifier with added quality specification requirements |
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9 |
Magnesium L-threonate |
Food additives with with expand usage scope |
https://www.nhc.gov.cn/sps/c100088/202507/63194b55e9fd4a6daa74f59a06cfd792.shtml
