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T1 Safety of hydrothermally treated kernels from edible Jatropha curcas L. (Chuta) as a novel food pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2015/2283
A1 Turck, Dominique
A1 Bohn, Torsten
A1 Castenmiller, Jacqueline
A1 De Henauw, Stefaan
A1 Hirsch‐Ernst, Karen Ildico
A1 Maciuk, Alexandre
A1 Mangelsdorf, Inge
A1 McArdle, Harry J
A1 Naska, Androniki
A1 Peláez, Carmen
A1 Pentieva, Kristina
A1 Siani, Alfonso
A1 Thies, Frank
A1 Tsabouri, Sophia
A1 Vinceti, Marco
A1 Cubadda, Francesco
A1 Frenzel, Thomas
A1 Heinonen, Marina
A1 Marchelli, Rosangela
A1 Neuhäuser‐Berthold, Monika
A1 Poulsen, Morten
A1 Prieto Maradona, Miguel
A1 Schlatter, Josef Rudolf
A1 van Loveren, Henk
A1 Colombo, Paolo
A1 Knutsen, Helle Katrine
A2 Nutricion y Bromatologia
K1 Tecnología de los alimentos
K1 Edible Jatropha curcas kernels
K1 Chuta
K1 Phorbol esters
K1 Hydrothermal treatment
K1 Anti- nutritional factors
K1 Novel food
K1 Safety
K1 3309 Tecnología de Los Alimentos
AB [EN] Following a request from the European Commission, the EFSA Panel on Nutrition, Novel Foods and Food Allergens (NDA) was asked to deliver an opinion on hydrothermally treated kernels from edible Jatropha curcas (Chuta) as a novel food (NF) pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2015/2283. Although Jatropha curcas is generally considered a toxic plant due to the presence of phorbol esters (PEs), edible varieties exist in Central America. The applicant has developed a breeding programme for an edible cultivar and proposes the kernels from this cultivar as an NF as whole kernels or fragments thereof to be used as a snack or as a food ingredient. Procedures are in place to avoid commingling with non-edible kernels, with the last steps being the analytical control of PEs concentrations in all produced batches. The Panel considers that the production process of the NF is sufficiently described and that the information provided on the composition of the NF is sufficient for its characterisation. Components of the NF were tested for genotoxicity applying the standard in vitro test battery and no genotoxic concerns have been identified. In a conservative scenario for exposure to PEs from the NF, it was assumed that all kernels contain PEs at the level of detection of the analytical method. When comparing the estimated maximum exposure to PEs with a reference point from a subchronic study in pigs, a margin of exposure ≥ 900 is obtained, which is considered sufficiently large. The presence of anti-nutritional factors does not pose safety concerns as they are within the ranges found in vegetables. The Panel concludes that the NF is safe under the proposed conditions of use
PB Wiley
SN 1831-4732
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10612/20482
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10612/20482
NO Turck, D., Bohn, T., Castenmiller, J., De Henauw, S., Hirsch-Ernst, K. I., Maciuk, A., Mangelsdorf, I., McArdle, H. J., Naska, A., Peláez, C., Pentieva, K., Siani, A., Thies, F., Tsabouri, S., Vinceti, M., Cubadda, F., Frenzel, T., Heinonen, M., Marchelli, R., et al. (2022). Safety of hydrothermally treated kernels from edible Jatropha curcas L. (Chuta) as a novel food pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2015/2283. EFSA Journal, 20(1). https://doi.org/10.2903/J.EFSA.2022.6998
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RD Jul 12, 2024