
Article 1 
Chia seeds (Salvia hispanica) as specified in the Annex to this Decision may be placed on the Union market as a novel food ingredient to be used in yoghurt with the maximum content of 1,3 g of whole Chia seeds per 100 g of yoghurt or 4,3 g of whole Chia seeds per 330 g of yoghurt (portion).
Article 2 
The designation of Chia seeds (Salvia hispanica) authorised by this Decision on the labelling of the foodstuffs shall be ‘Chia seeds (Salvia hispanica)’.
Article 3 
This Decision is addressed to MEGGLE Hrvatska d.o.o., Zeleno polje 34, 31 000 Osijek, Croatia.
Done at Brussels, 14 December 2017.
For the Commission
Vytenis ANDRIUKAITIS
Member of the Commission
ANNEX
Chia (Salvia hispanica) is a summer annual herbaceous plant belonging to the Labiatae family. Post-harvest the seeds are cleaned mechanically. Flowers, leaves and other parts of the plant are removed.


Dry matter 91-96 %
Protein 19-25,6 %
Fat 28-34 %
Carbohydrate 24,6-41,5 %
Crude fibre 20-32 %
Ash 4-6 %


