New Food Raw Materials Catalog and Information
As of2015Year4Month
To facilitate access to information on new food ingredients, the following2008Year-end2015Year4The following is a summary of the list of new resource foods (now referred to as new food ingredients) approved by the former Ministry of Health and the National Health and Family Planning Commission, as well as the list of items approved as food ingredients through announcements, approvals, or reply letters.
1.2008List of New Food Ingredients (New Resource Foods) Approved by the former Ministry of Health and the National Health and Family Planning Commission since [year]
II. List of Food Ingredients Approved by the former Ministry of Health and the National Health and Family Planning Commission via Announcements, Replies, and Letters
3. List of Microbial Strains Approved for Use in Food
IV. List of Strains Approved for Use in Infant Foods
1.2008List of New Food Raw Materials (New Resource Foods) Approved by the former Ministry of Health and the National Health and Family Planning Commission in {0}
No. | Name | Latin name/English Name | Notes |
1 | Xylo-oligosaccharides | Xylo-oligosaccharide | 2008Year12Notice |
2 | Sodium Hyaluronate | Sodium hyaluronate | 2008Year12Notice |
3 | Lutein Ester | Lutein esters | 2008Year12Notice |
4 | L-Arabinose | L-Arabinose | 2008Year12Notice |
5 | Acanthopanax sessiliflorus | Sessileflower Acanthopanax | 2008Year12Notice |
6 | Aloe Vera Gel from Curacao | Aloe veragel | 2008Year12Notice |
7 | Galactooligosaccharides | Galacto-Oligosaccharides | 2008Year20Notice |
8 | Hydrolyzed Egg Yolk Powder | Egg Yolk Powder Hydrolysate | 2008Year20Notice |
9 | Isomalt | Isomaltitol | 2008Year20Notice |
10 | Plant Sterol Esters | Plant stanol ester | 2008Year20Notice 2014Year10Notice |
11 | Pearl Peptide Powder | Globin peptide | 2008Year20Notice |
12 | Cordyceps militaris | Cordyceps militaris | 2009Year3Notice 2014Year10Notice |
13 | Inulin | Inulin | 1.2009Year5Notice 2.Add Jerusalem artichoke source |
14 | Fructooligosaccharides | Polyfructose | 2009Year5Notice |
15 | γ-GABA | Gamma-aminobutyric acid | 2009Year12Notice |
16 | Bovine Colostrum Alkaline Phosphatase | Colostrum basic protein | 2009Year12Notice |
17 | Conjugated Linoleic Acid | Conjugated linoleic acid | 2009Year12Notice |
18 | Glycerol Conjugated Linoleic Acid | Conjugated linoleic acid glycerides | 2009Year12Notice |
19 | Eucommia Seed Oil | Eucommia ulmoidesOlive seed oil | 2009Year12Notice |
20 | Camellia seed oil | Camellia Seed Oil | 2009Year18Notice |
21 | Dunaliella and its extracts | Dunaliella salina（extract） | 2009Year18Notice |
22 | Fish oil and extracts | Fish Oil（extract） | 2009Year18Notice |
23 | DAG oil | Diacylglycerol oil | 2009Year18Notice |
24 | Lumbricin | Earthworm protein | 2009Year18Notice |
25 | Milk Mineral Salt | Milk minerals | 2009Year18Notice |
26 | Milk Alkaline Protein | Milk basic protein | 2009Year18Notice |
27 | DHAAlgae oil | DHA algal oil | 2010Year3Notice |
28 | Cottonseed Oligosaccharides | Raffinose oligosaccharides | 2010Year3Notice |
29 | Phytosterols | Plant Sterols | 2010Year3Notice |
30 | Phytosterol Esters | Plant sterol ester | 2010Year3Notice |
31 | Arachidonic acid oil | Arachidonic acid oil | 2010Year3Notice |
32 | Bai Zi Cai | Gynura divaricata(L.) DC | 2010Year3Notice |
33 | Poppy seed oil | Poppy seed oil | 2010Year3Notice |
34 | Golden Camellia | Golden Camellia(Hu) Toyama | 2010Year9Notice |
35 | Inula nervosa(Little Black Pill) | Inula nervosawall.ex DC. | 2010Year9Notice |
36 | Noni pulp | Noni puree | 2010Year9Notice |
37 | Yeastβ-Dextran | Yeast β-glucan | 2010Year9Notice |
38 | Sceletium culture | Tissue culture ofSaucers of the sun | 2010Year9Notice |
39 | Corn oligopeptide powder | Corn Oligopeptide Powder | 2010Year15Notice |
40 | Phosphatidylserine | Phosphatidylserine | 2010Year15Notice |
41 | Haematococcus pluvialis | Haematococcus pluvialis | 2010Year17Notice |
42 | Epigallocatechin gallate | Epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) | 2010Year17Notice |
43 | Wingnut Oil | Silver BuffaloberryDiels Oil | 2011Year1Notice |
44 | Beta-Hydroxyl-β-Calcium methylbutyrate | Calcium β-hydroxy-β-methylbutyrate（CaHMB） | 2011Year1Notice |
45 | Acer truncatum seed oil | Acer truncatumBunge seed oil | 2011Year9Notice |
46 | Meadowfoam Seed Oil | Peony seed oil | 2011Year9Notice |
47 | Maca Powder | Lepidium meyeniiWalp | 2011Year13Notice |
48 | Mussel polysaccharides | Cuming's freshwater musselpolysaccharide | 2012Year2Notice |
49 | MCT oil | Medium- and long-chain triglyceride oil | 2012Year16Notice |
50 | Wheat Oligopeptides | Wheat oligopeptides | 2012Year16Notice |
51 | Ginseng (cultivated, ≤)5Year) | Panax GinsengC.A. Meyer | 2012Year17Notice |
52 | Chlorella pyrenoidosa | {0}. Qiao C, Li Y. Common methods and their evaluation in immunotoxicology. Foreign Medical Sciences Section of Hygiene {1}, {2}: {3} | 2012Year19Notice |
53 | Lindera folium | Lindera aggregateleaf | 2012Year19Notice |
54 | Moringa leaves | Moringa oleiferaleaf | 2012Year19Notice |
55 | Sucrose polyester | Sucrose polyesters | 2010Year15Notice 2012Year19Notice |
56 | Camellia flower | Tea blossom | 2013Year1Notice |
57 | Salicornia Seed Oil | Suaeda salsaseed oil | 2013Year1Notice |
58 | Manket oil | Sacha inchioil | 2013Year1Notice |
59 | Sumac Fruit Oil | Sumac fruit oil | 2013Year1Notice |
60 | Guangdong Cordyceps Mycelium | Guangdong Cordyceps | 2013Year1Notice |
61 | Acai | Acai | 2013Year1Notice |
62 | Ganoderma lucidum mycelium fermented with Ribes odoratum | Fermented mycelium ofPhylloporia ribis（Schumach: Fr.）Ryvarden | 2013Year1Notice |
63 | Euglena | Euglena gracilis | 2013Notice No. 4 |
64 | 1,6-Fructose-1,6-bisphosphate trisodium salt | D-Fructose 1,6-diphosphate trisodium salt | 2013Notice No. 4 |
65 | Danfeng Peony | Paeonia ostiiflower | 2013Notice No. 4 |
66 | Rabdosia stenostachya | Isodon lophanthoides(Buchanan-Hamilton ex D. Don) H. Hara var.Gerardianus(Bentham) H. Hara | 2013Notice No. 4 |
67 | Prickly Pear Seed Oil | Pedunculate Almondoil | 2013Notice No. 4 |
68 | Cornus kousa Fruit Oil | Wilson's bush dogwoodoil | 2013Notice No. 4 |
69 | Cyclocarya paliurus leaf | Cyclocarya paliurusleaf | 2013Notice No. 4 |
70 | Mannan Oligosaccharides | Mannan Oligosaccharide (MOS) | 2013Notice No. 4 |
71 | Ampelopsis grossedentata leaves | Ampelopsis grossedentata | 2013Year10Notice |
72 | Krill Oil | Krill oil | 2013Year10Notice |
73 | Chitosan oligosaccharide | Chitosan oligosaccharide | 2014Year6Notice |
74 | Milk Thistle Seed Oil | Milk Thistle Seed Oil | 2014Year6Notice |
75 | Chimonanthus salicifolius | Salicifolius ChmonanthusS.Y.H | 2014Year6Notice |
76 | Eucommia ulmoides male flowers | Male flower of Eucommia ulmoides | 2014Year6Notice |
77 | Tagatose | Tagatose | 2014Year10Notice |
78 | Chia seeds | Chia seeds | 2014Year10Notice |
79 | Psyllium Husk | Psyllium seed husk | 2014Year10Notice |
80 | Spartium junceum | Aspalathus Linearis (Brum.f.) R. Dahlgren | 2014Year12Notice |
81 | L-theanine in tea | L-theanine | 2014Year15Notice |
82 | Tomato Seed Oil | Tomato Seed Oil | 2014Year20Notice |
83 | loquat leaf | Loquat （Thumbnail.）Lindl. | 2014Year20Notice |
84 | Arabinogalactan | Arabinogalactan | 2014Year20Notice |
85 | Hubei Crabapple (Tea Crabapple) Leaf | Crabapple(Pamp.) Rehd. leaf | 2014Year20Notice |
86 | Bamboo Leaf Flavonoids | Bamboo leaf flavone | 2014Year20Notice |
87 | Oatsβ-Dextran | Oat beta-glucan | 2014Year20Notice |
88 | Xylo-oligosaccharides | Xylo-oligosaccharide | 2014Year20Notice |
II. List of substances approved as food ingredients by the former Ministry of Health and the National Health and Family Planning Commission via announcements, approvals, or reply letters
No. | Name | Latin name/English Name | Notes |
1 | Rapeseed pollen | Rapeseed pollen | 2004Year17Notice |
2 | Corn pollen | Corn pollen | 2004Year17Notice |
3 | Pine pollen | Pine pollen | 2004Year17Notice |
4 | sunflower pollen | Sunflowerpollen | 2004Year17Notice |
5 | Astragalus sinicus pollen | Milk vetch pollen | 2004Year17Notice |
6 | Buckwheat Pollen | Buckwheat pollen | 2004Year17Notice |
7 | Sesame pollen | Sesamepollen | 2004Year17Notice |
8 | sorghum pollen | Sorghumpollen | 2004Year17Notice |
9 | Konjac | Amorphophallus rivieri | 2004Year17Notice |
10 | Spirulina platensis | Spirulina platensis | 2004Year17Notice |
11 | Max Spirulina | Spirulina maxima | 2004Year17Notice |
12 | Rosa roxburghii | 2004Year17Notice | |
13 | Hibiscus | Hibiscus sabdariffa | 2004Year17Notice |
14 | Silkworm pupae | Silkworm cocoon | 2004Year17Notice |
15 | Tamarind | Tamarindus indica | 2009Year18Notice |
16 | Rose (Double Red Rose) | Rosa rugosaCV.full | 2010Year3Notice |
17 | Mesona chinensis (grass jelly) | Mesona chinensisBenth. | 2010Year3Notice |
18 | Prunella | Common self-healL. | 1.2010Year3Notice 2.As an ingredient for herbal tea beverages |
19 | Bu Zha Leaf (Crateva religiosa leaf) | Microcos paniculataL. | 1.2010Year3Notice 2.as an ingredient for herbal tea beverages |
20 | Plumeria | Plumeria rubraL.cv.acutifolia | 1.2010Year3Notice 2.As an ingredient for herbal tea beverages |
21 | Acerola Cherry | Acerola cherry | 2010Year9Notice |
22 | Stachyose | Stachyose | 2010Year17Notice |
23 | Gynura procumbens | Gynura procumbens(Lour.) Merr | 2012Year8Notice |
24 | barley grass | Barley leaves | 2012Year8Notice |
25 | Resistant Dextrin | Resistant dextrin | 2012Year16Notice |
26 | Prickly Pear (Mianga variety) | Prickly pear(Linn.) Mill | 2012Year19Notice |
27 | Sea Buckthorn Leaves | Sea Buckthornleaf | 2013Year7Notice |
28 | Tempeh | Tempeh | 1.2013Year7Notice 2.Tempeh is made by fermenting soybeans with Rhizopus oryzae. |
29 | Produced from edible animal or plant proteins, in accordance with the "National Food Safety Standard for Uses of Food Additives" (GB2760-2011substances produced by enzymatic hydrolysis using food enzyme preparations permitted under regulations | The substances are hydrolyzed using an edible enzyme preparation derived from proteins of edible animals or plants. The enzyme preparation must be listed in the "Standards for Use of Food Additives" (GB2760-2011). | 2013Year7Notice |
30 | Trehalose | Trehalose | 2014Year15Notice |
31 | Natto | Natto | "Reply of the Ministry of Health on Managing Natto as an Ordinary Food" (Wi Fa Jian Fa [2002〕308No. |
32 | 粗壮女贞苦丁 tea from the Oleaceae family | Robust Privet（Roxb.）Blum. | Reply of the Ministry of Health on Agreeing to Classify Ligustrum robustum (Celastraceae) Kudou Tea as an Ordinary Food (WSSJ [2011〕428No. |
33 | By-products of farmed sika deer (excluding antlers, horn, fetus, and bone) | Sika deer breeding by-products（Sika DeerTemminck）except Pilose antler (Cervi Cornu Pantotrichum)，Antler，Deer fetus and deer bone | Reply of the Ministry of Health on Issues Concerning the Use of By-Products from Farmed Sika Deer as Ordinary Food (WSSJ [2012〕8No. |
34 | Citrus fiber | Citrus fiber | Reply of the General Office of the Ministry of Health on Using Citrus Fiber as an Ordinary Food Ingredient (Wei Ban Jian Du [2012〕262No. |
35 | Corn silk | Corn silk | Reply of the Ministry of Health on Matters Concerning Corn Silk (WSSJ [2012〕306No. |
36 | wheat seedling | Wheat seedling | "Reply of the Ministry of Health on Agreeing to Manage Wheat Seedlings as Ordinary Food"(Health Supervision Letter [2013〕17No) |
37 | Holly Family Kuding Tea | Ilex Kuding teaC.J. Tseng | Approval on the Inclusion of Ilex kudingcha as a Conventional Food (Health and Family Planning Letter [2013〕86No. |
38 | burdock root | Burdockroot | Reply of the National Health and Family Planning Commission on Issues Concerning the Management of Burdock as an Ordinary Food (No. [Document Number] of the National Health Commission Food Safety Department)2013〕83No) |
39 | Medium-chain triglycerides | Medium-chain triglycerides | Reply of the General Office of the National Health and Family Planning Commission on Issues Concerning Medium-Chain Triglycerides (Guo Wei Ban Shi Pin Han [2013〕514No. |
40 | Ficus hirta | Hairy FigVahl | Reply of the General Office of the National Health and Family Planning Commission on Issues Concerning Ficus hirta (Guo Wei Ban Shi Pin Han [2014〕205No. |
41 | Ampelopsis aconitifolia | Cynanchum auriculatumRoyle from Wight | Reply of the General Office of the National Health and Family Planning Commission on Issues Concerning Pseudostellaria heterophylla from Binhai (Guo Wei Ban Shi Pin Han [2014〕427No. |
42 | Huangming Glue | Oxhide gelatin | “Reply of the General Office of the National Health and Family Planning Commission on Issues Concerning Huangming Jiao, Deer Horn Glue, and Turtle Shell Glue” 2014〕570No. |
43 | Huaxi Silver Wax Chrysanthemum (Medicine King Tea) | White-haired spiraeaPotentilla glabra Lodd. var. mandshurica (Maxim.) Hand.-Mazz） | Guowei Office Food Letter [2014〕1075No Agree to manage white meadowsweet (Spiraea albiflora) as an ordinary food with a history of traditional consumption. |
III. List of Microbial Strains Approved for Food Use
| Name | Latin name |
1 | Bifidobacterium | Bifidobacterium |
1 | Bifidobacterium adolescentis | Bifidobacterium adolescentis |
2 | Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis | Bifidobacterium animalis （Bifidobacterium lactis） |
3 | Bifidobacterium bifidum | Bifidobacterium bifidum |
4 | Bifidobacterium breve | Bifidobacterium breve |
5 | Bifidobacterium infantis | Bifidobacterium infantis |
6 | Bifidobacterium longum | Bifidobacterium longum |
Two | Lactobacillus | Lactobacillus |
1 | Lactobacillus acidophilus | Lactobacillus acidophilus |
2 | Lactobacillus casei | Lactobacillus casei |
3 | Lactobacillus curvatus | Lactobacillus crispatus |
4 | Lactobacillus bulgaricus (Bifidobacterium lactis) | Lactobacillus delbrueckiisubsp.Bulgaricus （Bulgarian Lactobacillus） |
5 | Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus | Lactobacillus delbrueckiisubsp.Lactis |
6 | Lacticaseibacillus fermentum | Lactobacillus fermentum |
7 | Lactobacillus gasseri | Lactobacillus gasseri |
8 | Lactobacillus swiss | Lactobacillus helveticus |
9 | Lactobacillus johnsonii | Lactobacillus johnsonii |
10 | Lactobacillus paracasei | Lactobacillus paracasei |
11 | Lactobacillus plantarum | Lactobacillus plantarum |
12 | Lactobacillus reuteri | Lactobacillus reuteri |
13 | Lactobacillus rhamnosus | Lactobacillus rhamnosus |
14 | Lactobacillus salivarius | Salivarius Lactobacillus |
15 | Lactobacillus sakei | Lactobacillus sakei |
Three | Streptococcus | Streptococcus |
1 | Streptococcus thermophilus | Streptococcus thermophilus |
Four | Lactococcus | Lactococcus |
1 | Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis | Lactococcus Lactis subsp. Lactis |
2 | Lactococcus lactis subsp. cremoris | Lactococcus Lactis subsp. Cremoris |
3 | Lactococcus lactis subsp. diacetylactis | Lactococcus Lactis subsp. Diacetylactis |
Five | Propionibacterium | Propionibacterium |
1 | Propionibacterium freudenreichii subsp. shermanii | Propionibacterium freudenreichii subsp. Shermanii |
2 | Propionic acid-producing Propionibacterium | Propionibacterium acidipropionici |
six | Leuconostoc | Leuconostoc |
1 | Leuconostoc mesenteroides subsp. mesenteroides | Leuconostoc mesenteroides subsp. Mesenteroides |
Seven | Saccharomyces pastorianus | Kluyveromyces marxianus |
Eight | Pediococcus | Pediococcus |
1 | Pediococcus lactis | Pediococcus acidilactici |
2 | Pediococcus pentosaceus | Pediococcus pentosaceus |
Note:1.Strains traditionally used in food processing and production may continue to be used. New strains not on the list shall comply with the "Administrative Measures for Safety Review of New Food Raw Materials." 2.Microbial strains suitable for infant and young child food shall comply with current regulations; the list will be issued separately. | ||
IV. List of Strains Approved for Use in Infant Foods
No. | Strain Name | Latin name | Strain ID |
１ | Lactobacillus acidophilus* | Lactobacillus acidophilus | NCFM |
２ | Bifidobacterium animalis | Bifidobacterium animalis | Bb-12 |
３ | Bifidobacterium lactis | Bifidobacterium lactis | HN19 |
Bi-07 | |||
４ | Lactobacillus rhamnosus | Lactobacillus rhamnosus | LGG |
HN01 | |||
5 | Lactobacillus reuteri | Lactobacillus reuteri | DSM17938 |
*For use only1Food for toddlers over {0} years old.