
Article 1 
Baobab dried fruit pulp as specified in the Annex, hereinafter called the product, may be placed on the market in the Community as a novel food ingredient.
Article 2 
The designation of the novel food ingredient authorised by this Decision on the labelling of the foodstuff containing it shall be ‘Baobab fruit pulp’.
Article 3 
This Decision is addressed to PhytoTrade Africa, London Office, Unit W215, Holywell Centre, 1 Phipp Street, London EC2A 4PS, United Kingdom.
Done at Brussels, 27 June 2008.
For the Commission
Androulla VASSILIOU
Member of the Commission
ANNEX
The Baobab (Adansonia digitata) fruits are harvested from trees. The hard shells are cracked open and the pulp is separated from the seeds and the shell. This is milled, separated into coarse and fine lots (particle size 3 to 600 μ) and then packaged.


Moisture (loss on drying) (g/100 g) 11,1-12,0
Protein (g/100 g) 2,03-3,24
Fat (g/100 g) 0,4-0,7
Ash (g/100 g) 5,5-6,6
Total carbohydrate (g/100 g) 78,3-78,9
Total sugars (as glucose) 16,9-25,3
Sodium (mg/100 g) 7,42-12,2


Foreign matter Not more than 0,2 %
Moisture (loss on drying) (g/100 g) 11,1-12,0
Ash (g/100 g) 5,5-6,6
