
Article 1 
‘Rapeseed oil high in unsaponifiable matter’, as specified in the Annex may be placed on the market in the Community as a novel food ingredient for use in food supplements.
Article 2 
The maximum amount of ‘rapeseed oil high in unsaponifiable matter’ present in a portion recommended for daily consumption by the manufacturer shall be 1,5 g.
Article 3 
The designation of the novel food ingredient shall be ‘rapeseed oil extract’.
Article 4 
This Decision is addressed to Laboratoires Expanscience, Siège Social, 10, Avenue de l’Arche, F-92419 Courbevoie Cedex.
Done at Brussels, 24 October 2006.
For the Commission
Markos KYPRIANOU
Member of the Commission
ANNEX
‘Rapeseed oil high in unsaponifiable matter’ is produced by vacuum distillation and it is different from refined rapeseed oil in the concentration of the unsaponifiable fraction (1 g in refined rapeseed oil and 9 g in ‘rapeseed oil high in unsaponifiable matter’). There is a minor reduction of triglycerides containing monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fatty acids.


Unsaponifiable matter > 7 g/100 g
Tocopherols > 0,8 g/100 g
α-tocopherol (%) 30-50 %
γ-tocopherol (%) 50-70 %
δ-tocopherol (%) < 6 %
Sterols, triterpenic alcohols, methylsterols > 5 g/100 g
Fatty acids in triglycerides
palmitic acid 3-8 %
stearic acid 0,8-2,5 %
oleic acid 50-70 %
linoleic acid 15-28 %
linolenic acid 6-14 %
erucic acid < 2 %
Acid value ≤ 6 mg KOH/g
Peroxide value ≤ 10 mEq O2/kg
Iron (Fe) < 1 000 μg/kg
Copper (Cu) < 100 μg/kg
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) Benzo(a)pyrene < 2 μg/kg

Treatment with active carbon is required to ensure that polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) are not enriched in the production of ‘rapeseed oil high in unsaponifiable matter’.
