May 15th, 2018

LITESSE® LABELLING AND NUTRITIONAL COMPOSITION - EU ONLY

How to account for the Energy Conversion Factor (ENF) and labeling of Litesse® in the
European Union in the light of the updated Nutrition Labelling Directive (NLD):

When Litesse® is added for the purposes of fibre enrichment

The European Commission adopted a definition for dietary fibre, which also encompasses
polydextrose (Commission Directive 2008/100/EC of 28 October 2008 amending Council
Directive 90/496/EEC(1)).

DuPont Nutrition & Health polydextrose marketed under the name Litesse® complies with this
definition. In this Directive, the energy conversion factor (ENF) for all dietary fibres has been
set at 2kcal/g.

It is therefore DuPont Nutrition & Health understanding that when used for the
nutritional purpose of fibre enrichment, the polydextrose ENF should be considered at
2kcal/g.

In this case polydextrose should also be labeled as a food ingredient, meaning that it
may then be labeled in the ingredient list as “polydextrose” or “polydextrose (dietary
fibre)” or equivalent wording.

The applicable nutritional composition (per 100g of Litesse®) for calculation of the nutrition
panel would therefore be as follows:

Litesse® and Litesse® Two Powder Litesse® and Litesse® Two Solution
grades grades

Energy 200 kcal Energy 140 kcal

Protein None Protein None
Total fat None Total fat None
Saturated fat None Saturated fat None
Cholesterol None Cholesterol None
Total carbohydrates 18g (2) Total carbohydrates 13g (2)
Sugars max 5g Sugars max 3.5g
Added Sugars None Added Sugars None
Polyols max 5g Polyols max 3.5g
Dietary fibre 80g (3) Dietary fibre 56g (3)
Vitamin activity None Vitamin activity None
Potassium <1 mg(7) Potassium <1 mg(7)
Calcium <0.5 mg(7) Calcium <0.5 mg(7)
Iron <0.1 mg(7) Iron <0.1 mg(7)
Sodium max. 40ppm(6) Sodium max. 28 ppm(6)
Moisture 2% Moisture 30%

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Litesse® UltraTM Powder grades Litesse® UltraTM Solution grades

Energy 200 kcal Energy 140 kcal

Protein None Protein None
Total fat None Total fat None
Saturated fat None Saturated fat None
Cholesterol None Cholesterol None
Total carbohydrates 18g(2) Total carbohydrates 13 g(2)
Sugars max 0.25g Sugars max 0.2g
Added Sugars None Added Sugars None
Polyols max 12g Polyols max 8.4g
Dietary fibre 80g (3) Dietary fibre 56g (3)
Vitamin activity None Vitamin activity None
Potassium <1 mg(7) Potassium <1 mg(7)
Calcium <0.5 mg(7) Calcium <0.5 mg(7)
Iron <0.1 mg(7) Iron <0.1 mg(7)
Sodium max. 40ppm(6) Sodium max. 28ppm(6)
Moisture 2% Moisture 30%

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When Litesse® is used as a food additive (e.g. bulking agent)
Polydextrose has also been approved as a food additive in the EU since 1995, under the
auspices of the Miscellaneous Additives Directive (Directive 95/2/EC(4), most recently
replaced by Regulation 1333/2008(5)) . Here it is recognised for its technological qualities, in
particular as a low-calorie “bulking agent”, and was granted the E1200 food additive code.
DuPont Nutrition & Health has formal statements from the UK and French governments
specifying an energy conversion factor (ENF) of 1 kcal/g for polydextrose, and these have not
been rescinded. Elsewhere, based on best scientific practice, it has been custom and practice
to label products based on an ENF for polydextrose of 1 kcal/g. No Authority has requested
withdrawal of any of the many hundreds of products currently on the market in Europe using
an ENF of 1 kcal/g for polydextrose.

Therefore, DuPont Nutrition & Health consider it appropriate to continue to account for
the ENF of polydextrose at 1 kcal/g in applications where it is specifically used for its
technological purposes, and where no fibre content is claimed.

In such applications, Litesse® may be labeled in the ingredient list as :

- “bulking agent: polydextrose”
- “bulking agent: polydextrose (E1200)”
- or “bulking agent: E1200”

The applicable nutritional composition (per 100g of Litesse®) for calculation of the nutrition
panel would therefore be as follows:

Litesse® and Litesse® Two Powder Litesse® and Litesse® Two Solution
grades grades

Energy 100 kcal Energy 70 kcal

Protein None Protein None
Total fat None Total fat None
Saturated fat None Saturated fat None
Cholesterol None Cholesterol None
Total carbohydrates 98g(2) Total carbohydrates 69g(2)
Sugars max 5g Sugars max 3.5g
Added sugars None Added sugars None
Polyols max 5g Polyols max 3.5g
Vitamin activity None Vitamin activity None
Potassium <1 mg(7) Potassium <1 mg(7)
Calcium <0.5 mg(7) Calcium <0.5 mg(7)
Iron <0.1 mg(7) Iron <0.1 mg(7)
Sodium max. 40ppm(6) Sodium max. 28ppm(6)
Moisture 2% Moisture 30%

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 Litesse® UltraTM Powder grades Litesse® UltraTM Solution grades

Energy 100 kcal Energy 70 kcal

Protein None Protein None
Total fat None Total fat None
Saturated fat None Saturated fat None
Cholesterol None Cholesterol None
Total carbohydrates 98g(2) Total carbohydrates 69g(2)
Sugars max 0.25g Sugars max 0.2g
Added Sugars None Added Sugars None
Polyols max 12g Polyols max 8.4g
Vitamin activity None Vitamin activity None
Potassium <1 mg(7) Potassium <1 mg(7)
Calcium <0.5 mg(7) Calcium <0.5 mg(7)
Iron <0.1 mg(7) Iron <0.1 mg(7)
Sodium max. 40ppm(6) Sodium max. 28ppm(3)
Moisture 2% Moisture 30%

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(1)http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2008:285:0009:0012:EN:PDF
Regulation 90/496 will be replaced by Regulation 1169/2011 on Food Information to Consumers that will apply
from 13 December 2014
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2011:304:0018:0063:EN:PDF
(2)When used as a dietary fibre, the largest proportion of polydextrose should be listed under the fibre content
(see (3) below). The remaining part, excluding water, should be listed under “Carbohydrates”. Conversely, when
used as a bulking agent, polydextrose should be listed under “Total Carbohydrates”, which includes sugars,
polyols and other carbohydrates which are unavailable (chemically carbohydrate in nature, but which are not
metabolised in humans and are not considered to be sugars according to definitions within the EU). The definition
and purity of polydextrose is controlled in the EU by (EC) Regulation 231/2012.
(3) According to EU fibre definition per Commission Directive 2008/100/EC as measured by AOAC 2009.01 (still

under development).
(4) http://ec.europa.eu/food/fs/sfp/addit_flavor/flav11_en.pdf
(5) http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CONSLEG:2008R1333:20100720:EN:PDF

(6) Applicable to IP grades only

(7) Analysed using ICP Emission Spectrometry

Yours sincerely

Christos Zacharis
Quality & Food Safety

The information contained herein is based on data available to us and is believed to be accurate. However, no warranty is
expressed or implied regarding the accuracy of this data or the results to be obtained from its use. Manufacturers should make
their own investigations to determine the suitability of the information for their particular purposes, and ensure compliance with
all relevant aspects of local legislation.

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Telephone +44 1737227720. Fax +44 1737 248588 www.danisco.com/sweeteners
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