
Article 1 
Diacylglycerol oil of plant origin as specified in the Annex, may be placed on the market in the Community as a novel food for use in cooking oils, fat spreads, salad dressings, mayonnaise, drinks presented as a replacement for one or more meals of the daily diet, bakery products and yoghurt type products.
Article 2 
The designation ‘diacylglycerol oil of plant origin (at least 80 % diacylglycerols)’ shall be displayed on the labelling of the product as such or in the list of ingredients of foodstuffs containing it.
Article 3 
This Decision is addressed to ADM Kao LLC, 4666 East Faries Parkway, Decatur, IL 62526, USA.
Done at Brussels, 23 October 2006.
For the Commission
Markos KYPRIANOU
Member of the Commission
ANNEX
Substance/Parameter Content
Acylglycerol Distribution:
Diacylglycerols (DAG) Not less than 80 %
1,3-Diacylglycerols (1,3-DAG) Not less than 50 %
Triacylglycerols (TAG) Not more than 20 %
Monoacylglycerols (MAG) Not more than 5 %
Fatty Acid Composition (MAG, DAG, TAG):
Oleic acid (C18:1) Between 20 and 65 %
Linoleic acid (C18:2) Between 15 and 65 %
Linolenic acid (C18:3) Not more than 15 %
Saturated fatty acids Not more than 10 %
Others:
Acid value Not more than 0,5 mg KOH/g
Moisture and volatile Not more than 0,1 %
Peroxide value (PV) Not more than 1 meq/kg
Unsaponifiables Not more than 2 %
Trans fatty acids Not more than 1 %
MAG = monoacylglycerols, DAG = diacylglycerols, TAG = triacylglycerolsFatty acid components are derived from edible vegetable oils, in particular from soybean oil (Glycine max) or rapseed oil (Brassica campestris, Brassica napus).