Commission Regulation (EC) No 1170/2009Show full title

“ANNEX II Vitamin and mineral substances which may be used in the manufacture of food supplements

A. Vitamins U.K.

1. VITAMIN A U.K.

(a) retinol U.K.

(b) retinyl acetate U.K.

(c) retinyl palmitate U.K.

(d) beta-carotene U.K.

2. VITAMIN D U.K.

(a) cholecalciferol U.K.

(b) ergocalciferol U.K.

3. VITAMIN E U.K.

(a) D-alpha-tocopherol U.K.

(b) DL-alpha-tocopherol U.K.

(c) D-alpha-tocopheryl acetate U.K.

(d) DL-alpha-tocopheryl acetate U.K.

(e) D-alpha-tocopheryl acid succinate U.K.

(f) mixed tocopherols(1) U.K.

(g) tocotrienol tocopherol(2) U.K.

4. VITAMIN K U.K.

(a) phylloquinone (phytomenadione) U.K.

(b) menaquinone(3) U.K.

5. VITAMIN B1 U.K.

(a) thiamin hydrochloride U.K.

(b) thiamin mononitrate U.K.

(c) thiamine monophosphate chloride U.K.

(d) thiamine pyrophosphate chloride U.K.

6. VITAMIN B2 U.K.

(a) riboflavin U.K.

(b) riboflavin 5′-phosphate, sodium U.K.

7. NIACIN U.K.

(a) nicotinic acid U.K.

(b) nicotinamide U.K.

(c) inositol hexanicotinate (inositol hexaniacinate) U.K.

8. PANTOTHENIC ACID U.K.

(a) D-pantothenate, calcium U.K.

(b) D-pantothenate, sodium U.K.

(c) dexpanthenol U.K.

(d) pantethine U.K.

9. VITAMIN B6 U.K.

(a) pyridoxine hydrochloride U.K.

(b) pyridoxine 5′-phosphate U.K.

(c) pyridoxal 5′-phosphate U.K.

10. FOLATE U.K.

(a) pteroylmonoglutamic acid U.K.

(b) calcium-L-methylfolate U.K.

11. VITAMIN B12 U.K.

(a) cyanocobalamin U.K.

(b) hydroxocobalamin U.K.

(c) 5′-deoxyadenosylcobalamin U.K.

(d) methylcobalamin U.K.

12. BIOTIN U.K.

(a) D-biotin U.K.

13. VITAMIN C U.K.

(a) L-ascorbic acid U.K.

(b) sodium-L-ascorbate U.K.

(c) calcium-L-ascorbate(4) U.K.

(d) potassium-L-ascorbate U.K.

(e) L-ascorbyl 6-palmitate U.K.

(f) magnesium L-ascorbate U.K.

(g) zinc L-ascorbate U.K.

B. Minerals U.K.

calcium acetate

calcium L-ascorbate

calcium bisglycinate

calcium carbonate

calcium chloride

calcium citrate malate

calcium salts of citric acid

calcium gluconate

calcium glycerophosphate

calcium lactate

calcium pyruvate

calcium salts of orthophosphoric acid

calcium succinate

calcium hydroxide

calcium L-lysinate

calcium malate

calcium oxide

calcium L-pidolate

calcium L-threonate

calcium sulphate

magnesium acetate

magnesium L-ascorbate

magnesium bisglycinate

magnesium carbonate

magnesium chloride

magnesium salts of citric acid

magnesium gluconate

magnesium glycerophosphate

magnesium salts of orthophosphoric acid

magnesium lactate

magnesium L-lysinate

magnesium hydroxide

magnesium malate

magnesium oxide

magnesium L-pidolate

magnesium potassium citrate

magnesium pyruvate

magnesium succinate

magnesium sulphate

magnesium taurate

magnesium acetyl taurate

ferrous carbonate

ferrous citrate

ferric ammonium citrate

ferrous gluconate

ferrous fumarate

ferric sodium diphosphate

ferrous lactate

ferrous sulphate

ferric diphosphate (ferric pyrophosphate)

ferric saccharate

elemental iron (carbonyl + electrolytic + hydrogen reduced)

ferrous bisglycinate

ferrous L-pidolate

ferrous phosphate

iron (II) taurate

cupric carbonate

cupric citrate

cupric gluconate

cupric sulphate

copper L-aspartate

copper bisglycinate

copper lysine complex

copper (II) oxide

sodium iodide

sodium iodate

potassium iodide

potassium iodate

zinc acetate

zinc L-ascorbate

zinc L-aspartate

zinc bisglycinate

zinc chloride

zinc citrate

zinc gluconate

zinc lactate

zinc L-lysinate

zinc malate

zinc mono-L-methionine sulphate

zinc oxide

zinc carbonate

zinc L-pidolate

zinc picolinate

zinc sulphate

manganese ascorbate

manganese L-aspartate

manganese bisglycinate

manganese carbonate

manganese chloride

manganese citrate

manganese gluconate

manganese glycerophosphate

manganese pidolate

manganese sulphate

sodium bicarbonate

sodium carbonate

sodium chloride

sodium citrate

sodium gluconate

sodium lactate

sodium hydroxide

sodium salts of orthophosphoric acid

potassium bicarbonate

potassium carbonate

potassium chloride

potassium citrate

potassium gluconate

potassium glycerophosphate

potassium lactate

potassium hydroxide

potassium L-pidolate

potassium malate

potassium salts of orthophosphoric acid

L-selenomethionine

selenium enriched yeast(5)

selenious acid

sodium selenate

sodium hydrogen selenite

sodium selenite

chromium (III) chloride

chromium (III) lactate trihydrate

chromium nitrate

chromium picolinate

chromium (III) sulphate

ammonium molybdate (molybdenum (VI))

potassium molybdate (molybdenum (VI))

sodium molybdate (molybdenum (VI))

calcium fluoride

potassium fluoride

sodium fluoride

sodium monofluorophosphate

boric acid

sodium borate

choline-stabilised orthosilicic acid

silicon dioxide

silicic acid(6)”

(1)

alpha-tocopherol < 20 %, beta-tocopherol < 10 %, gamma-tocopherol 50-70 % and delta-tocopherol 10-30 %

(2)

Typical levels of individual tocopherols and tocotrienols:

• 115 mg/g alpha-tocopherol (101 mg/g minimum),

• 5 mg/g beta-tocopherol (< 1 mg/g minimum),

• 45 mg/g gamma-tocopherol (25 mg/g minimum),

• 12 mg/g delta-tocopherol (3 mg/g minimum),

• 67 mg/g alpha-tocotrienol (30 mg/g minimum),

• < 1 mg/g beta-tocotrienol (< 1 mg/g minimum),

• 82 mg/g gamma-tocotrienol (45 mg/g minimum),

• 5 mg/g delta-tocotrienol (< 1 mg/g minimum),

(3)

Menaquinone occurring principally as menaquinone-7 and, to a minor extent, menaquinone-6.

(4)

May contain up to 2 % of threonate.

(5)

Selenium-enriched yeasts produced by culture in the presence of sodium selenite as selenium source and containing, in the dried form as marketed, not more than 2,5 mg Se/g. The predominant organic selenium species present in the yeast is selenomethionine (between 60 and 85 % of the total extracted selenium in the product). The content of other organic selenium compounds including selenocysteine shall not exceed 10 % of total extracted selenium. Levels of inorganic selenium normally shall not exceed 1 % of total extracted selenium.

(6)

In the form of gel.’