ANNEX II

Vitamin and mineral substances which may be used in the manufacture of food supplements
A.

Vitamins
1.

VITAMIN A
(a)
retinol
(b)
retinyl acetate
(c)
retinyl palmitate
(d)
beta-carotene
2.

VITAMIN D
(a)
cholecalciferol
(b)
ergocalciferol
3.

VITAMIN E
(a)
D-alpha-tocopherol
(b)
DL-alpha-tocopherol
(c)
D-alpha-tocopheryl acetate
(d)
DL-alpha-tocopheryl acetate
(e)
D-alpha-tocopheryl acid succinate
(f)
mixed tocopherols
(g)
tocotrienol tocopherol
4.

VITAMIN K
(a)
phylloquinone (phytomenadione)
(b)
menaquinone
5.

VITAMIN B1
(a)
thiamin hydrochloride
(b)
thiamin mononitrate
(c)
thiamine monophosphate chloride
(d)
thiamine pyrophosphate chloride
6.

VITAMIN B2
(a)
riboflavin
(b)
riboflavin 5′-phosphate, sodium
7.

NIACIN
(a)
nicotinic acid
(b)
nicotinamide
(c)
inositol hexanicotinate (inositol hexaniacinate)
8.

PANTOTHENIC ACID
(a)
D-pantothenate, calcium
(b)
D-pantothenate, sodium
(c)
dexpanthenol
(d)
pantethine
9.

VITAMIN B6
(a)
pyridoxine hydrochloride
(b)
pyridoxine 5′-phosphate
(c)
pyridoxal 5′-phosphate
10.

FOLATE
(a)
pteroylmonoglutamic acid
(b)
calcium-L-methylfolate
(c)
(6
S
)-5-methyltetrahydrofolic acid, glucosamine salt
11.

VITAMIN B12
(a)
cyanocobalamin
(b)
hydroxocobalamin
(c)
5′-deoxyadenosylcobalamin
(d)
methylcobalamin
12.

BIOTIN
(a)
D-biotin
13.

VITAMIN C
(a)
L-ascorbic acid
(b)
sodium-L-ascorbate
(c)
calcium-L-ascorbate
(d)
potassium-L-ascorbate
(e)
L-ascorbyl 6-palmitate
(f)
magnesium L-ascorbate
(g)
zinc L-ascorbate
B.

Minerals
calcium acetate
calcium L-ascorbate
calcium bisglycinate
calcium carbonate
calcium chloride
calcium citrate malate
calcium salts of citric acid
calcium gluconate
calcium glycerophosphate
calcium lactate
calcium pyruvate
calcium salts of orthophosphoric acid
calcium succinate
calcium hydroxide
calcium L-lysinate
calcium malate
calcium oxide
calcium L-pidolate
calcium L-threonate
calcium sulphate
calcium phosphoryl oligosaccharides
magnesium acetate
magnesium L-ascorbate
magnesium bisglycinate
magnesium carbonate
magnesium chloride
magnesium salts of citric acid
magnesium gluconate
magnesium glycerophosphate
magnesium salts of orthophosphoric acid
magnesium lactate
magnesium L-lysinate
magnesium hydroxide
magnesium malate
magnesium oxide
magnesium L-pidolate
magnesium potassium citrate
magnesium pyruvate
magnesium succinate
magnesium sulphate
magnesium taurate
magnesium acetyl taurate
ferrous carbonate
ferrous citrate
ferric ammonium citrate
ferrous gluconate
ferrous fumarate
ferric sodium diphosphate
ferrous lactate
ferrous sulphate
ferric diphosphate (ferric pyrophosphate)
ferric saccharate
elemental iron (carbonyl + electrolytic + hydrogen reduced)
ferrous bisglycinate
ferrous L-pidolate
ferrous phosphate
ferrous ammonium phosphate
ferric sodium EDTA
iron (II) taurate
cupric carbonate
cupric citrate
cupric gluconate
cupric sulphate
copper L-aspartate
copper bisglycinate
copper lysine complex
copper (II) oxide
sodium iodide
sodium iodate
potassium iodide
potassium iodate
zinc acetate
zinc L-ascorbate
zinc L-aspartate
zinc bisglycinate
zinc chloride
zinc citrate
zinc gluconate
zinc lactate
zinc L-lysinate
zinc malate
zinc mono-L-methionine sulphate
zinc oxide
zinc carbonate
zinc L-pidolate
zinc picolinate
zinc sulphate
manganese ascorbate
manganese L-aspartate
manganese bisglycinate
manganese carbonate
manganese chloride
manganese citrate
manganese gluconate
manganese glycerophosphate
manganese pidolate
manganese sulphate
sodium bicarbonate
sodium carbonate
sodium chloride
sodium citrate
sodium gluconate
sodium lactate
sodium hydroxide
sodium salts of orthophosphoric acid
sodium sulphate
potassium sulphate
potassium bicarbonate
potassium carbonate
potassium chloride
potassium citrate
potassium gluconate
potassium glycerophosphate
potassium lactate
potassium hydroxide
potassium L-pidolate
potassium malate
potassium salts of orthophosphoric acid
L-selenomethionine
selenium enriched yeast
selenious acid
sodium selenate
sodium hydrogen selenite
sodium selenite
chromium (III) chloride
chromium enriched yeast
chromium (III) lactate trihydrate
chromium nitrate
chromium picolinate
chromium (III) sulphate
ammonium molybdate (molybdenum (VI))
potassium molybdate (molybdenum (VI))
sodium molybdate (molybdenum (VI))
calcium fluoride
potassium fluoride
sodium fluoride
sodium monofluorophosphate
boric acid
sodium borate
choline-stabilised orthosilicic acid
silicon dioxide
silicic acid
organic silicon (monomethylsilanetriol)
alpha-tocopherol < 20 %, beta-tocopherol < 10 %, gamma-tocopherol 50-70 % and delta-tocopherol 10-30 %
Typical levels of individual tocopherols and tocotrienols:
- 115 mg/g alpha-tocopherol (101 mg/g minimum),
- 5 mg/g beta-tocopherol (< 1 mg/g minimum),
- 45 mg/g gamma-tocopherol (25 mg/g minimum),
- 12 mg/g delta-tocopherol (3 mg/g minimum),
- 67 mg/g alpha-tocotrienol (30 mg/g minimum),
- < 1 mg/g beta-tocotrienol (< 1 mg/g minimum),
- 82 mg/g gamma-tocotrienol (45 mg/g minimum),
- 5 mg/g delta-tocotrienol (< 1 mg/g minimum),
Menaquinone occurring principally as menaquinone-7 and, to a minor extent, menaquinone-6.
May contain up to 2 % of threonate.
Selenium-enriched yeasts produced by culture in the presence of sodium selenite as selenium source and containing, in the dried form as marketed, not more than 2,5 mg Se/g. The predominant organic selenium species present in the yeast is selenomethionine (between 60 and 85 % of the total extracted selenium in the product). The content of other organic selenium compounds including selenocysteine shall not exceed 10 % of total extracted selenium. Levels of inorganic selenium normally shall not exceed 1 % of total extracted selenium.
Chromium-enriched yeast produced by culture of
Saccharomyces cerevisiae
in the presence of chromium(III) chloride as a source of chromium and containing, in the dried form as marketed, 230-300 mg of chromium/kg. The content of chromium(VI) shall not exceed 0,2 % of total chromium.
In the form of gel.
Substituted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1170/2009 of 30 November 2009 amending Directive 2002/46/EC of the European Parliament and of Council and Regulation (EC) No 1925/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the lists of vitamin and minerals and their forms that can be added to foods, including food supplements (Text with EEA relevance).
Inserted by Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/414 of 12 March 2015 amending Directive 2002/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards (6S)-5-methyltetrahydrofolic acid, glucosamine salt used in the manufacture of food supplements (Text with EEA relevance).
Inserted by Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/1203 of 5 July 2017 amending Directive 2002/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Regulation (EC) No 1925/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards organic silicon (monomethylsilanetriol) and calcium phosphoryl oligosaccharides (POs-Ca®) added to foods and used in the manufacture of food supplements (Text with EEA relevance).
Inserted by Commission Regulation (EU) No 1161/2011 of 14 November 2011 amending Directive 2002/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, Regulation (EC) No 1925/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Regulation (EC) No 953/2009 as regards the lists of mineral substances that can be added to foods (Text with EEA relevance).
Inserted by Commission Regulation (EU) No 119/2014 of 7 February 2014 amending Directive 2002/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Regulation (EC) No 1925/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards chromium enriched yeast used for the manufacture of food supplements and chromium(III) lactate tri-hydrate added to foods (Text with EEA relevance).