
Article 1 
Dihydrocapsiate as specified in the Annex I may be placed on the market as a novel food ingredient for the uses defined and at the maximum levels established in Annex II, and without prejudice to the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 1925/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Directive 2009/39/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Directive 2009/54/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council.
Article 2 
The designation of dihydrocapsiate authorised by this Decision on the labelling of the foodstuffs containing it shall be ‘Dihydrocapsiate’.
Article 3 
This Decision is addressed to Ajinomoto Co. Inc., 15-1, Kyobashi, Chuo-ku, 1-choume, 104-8315, Tokyo, Japan.
Done at Brussels, 22 November 2012.
For the Commission
Maroš ŠEFČOVIČ
Vice-President
ANNEX I
Dihydrocapsiate is synthesised by enzyme-catalysed esterification of vanillyl alcohol and 8-methylnonanoic acid. Following the esterification dihydrocapsiate is extracted with n-hexane.

The enzyme Lipozyme 435 was approved by the Danish Veterinary and Food Administration.

DescriptionViscous colourless to yellow liquidChemical formulaC18H28O4Structural formulaCAS No205687-03-2

Dihydrocapsiate more than 94 %
8-Methylnonanoic acid less than 6 %
Vanillyl acohol less than 1 %
Synthesis related substances less than 2 %

ANNEX II
Food category Maximum use levels
Cereal bars 9 mg/100 g
Biscuits, cookies and crackers 9 mg/100 g
Rice based snacks 12 mg/100 g
Carbonated drinks, dilutable drinks, fruit juice based drinks 1,5 mg/100 ml
Vegetable drinks 2 mg/100 ml
Coffee based drinks, tea based drinks 1,5 mg/100 ml
Flavoured water — still 1 mg/100 ml
Precooked oatmeal cereal 2,5 mg/100 g
Other cereals 4,5 mg/100 g
Ice cream, dairy desserts 4 mg/100 g
Pudding mixes (ready to eat) 2 mg/100 g
Products based on yoghurt 2 mg/100 g
Chocolate confectionery 7,5 mg/100 g
Hard candy 27 mg/100 g
Sugar-free gum 115 mg/100 g
Whitener/creamer 40 mg/100 g
Sweeteners 200 mg/100 g
Soup (ready to eat) 1,1 mg/100 g
Salad dressing 16 mg/100 g
Vegetable protein 5 mg/100 g
Ready to eat mealsReplacement meals 3 mg/meal
Meal replacement drinks 1 mg/100 ml