Taiwan Allows the Use of Rosemary Extract as Antioxidant in Dietary Supplement

Rosemary extract now can be used in the production of dietary supplements as an antioxidant. The dietary supplements should be in forms of capsule, tablet, powder or liquid, and designed for people over 3 years old.

On January 25, 2021, Taiwan amended Standards for Specification, Scope, Application and Limitation of Food Additives¹, which permitted the use of “rosemary extract” as an antioxidant and revised the application scope of “Sodium Copper Chlorophyllin”.²

Here are the application scopes of the two ingredients:

Serial No.	Name	Function	Application scope	Maximum use limit
1	Sodium Copper Chlorophyllin	Colorant	Candy	0.02 g/kg (calculated as Cu)
2	Rosemary extract	Anti-oxidant	Nut butters, processed nuts, bakery products, seasonings and sauces	200 mg/kg of total carnosic acid and carnosol amount (calculated as fat and oil content)
			Chewing gum and bubble gum, processed egg products, artificial fish egg products, and dehydrated potatoes	200 mg/kg of total carnosic acid and carnosol amount
			Aquatic products with oil content of 10% or more, meat products (excluding dried sausages) with oil content of 10% or more, and dried meat products	150 mg/kg of total carnosic acid and carnosol amount (calculated as fat and oil content)
			Dried sausages, margarine and grease spreads	100 mg/kg of total carnosic acid and carnosol amount (calculated as fat and oil content)
			Edible fats and oil (excluding virgin oil, olive oil and olive pomace oil), vegetable oil for baking, and snacks made from potatoes, cereals and starch	50 mg/kg of total carnosic acid and carnosol amount (calculated as fat and oil content)
			Soup	50 mg/kg of total carnosic acid and carnosol amount
			Milk powder for ice cream production	30 mg/kg of total carnosic acid and carnosol amount (calculated as fat and oil content)
			Dietary supplements (in capsule, tablet, powder and liquid form) for people over 3 years old	400 mg/kg of total carnosic acid and carnosol amount
			Aquatic products with less than 10% fat content and meat products with less than 10% fat content (excluding dried sausages)	15 mg/kg of total carnosic acid and carnosol amount (calculated as fat and oil content)
			Fillings for pasta products	250 mg/kg of total carnosic acid and carnosol amount (calculated as fat and oil content)

Besides, the specification standard of rosemary extract is also given in this notice.

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