List of foods that have been approved as common food ingredients in china

No. Name Latin name/English name Remarks

1 Rape pollen Bulletin No. 17 in 2004

2 Corn pollen Announcement No. 17 in 2004

3 Pine pollen Announcement No. 17, 2004

4 Sunflower pollen Helianthus pollen Bulletin No. 17, 2004

5 Milkvetch pollen Bulletin No. 17, 2004

6 Buckwheat pollen Bulletin No. 17, 2004

7 Sesame pollen Announcement No. 17, 2004

8 Sorghum pollen Sorghum pollen Announcement No. 17 in 2004

9 Konjac Amorphophallus rivieri Bulletin No. 17, 2004

10 Spirulina platensis Announcement No. 17 in 2004

11 Spirulina maxima Announcement No. 17 in 2004

12 Prickly pear Rosa roxburghi Bulletin No. 17, 2004

13 Roselle Hibiscus sabdariffa Bulletin No. 17, 2004

14 Silkworm chrysalis Announcement No. 17 in 2004

15 Tamarindus indica Bulletin No. 18, 2009

16 Rose Rose rugosa cv. plena Announcement No. 3 in 2010 (double red rose)

17 Jelly Grass (Jiancao) Mesona chinensis Benth. Bulletin No. 3, 2010

18 Prunella vulgaris L. 1. Bulletin No. 3 in 2010 2. As a raw material for herbal tea beverages

19 Cloth leaf (rag leaf) Microcos paniculata L. 1. Bulletin No. 3 in 2010 2. Used as raw material for herbal tea drinks

20 Frangipani Plumeria rubra L.cv.acutifolia 1. Announcement No. 3 in 2010 2. As a raw material for herbal tea beverages

21 Acerola cherry Announcement No. 9, 2010

22 Stachyose Announcement No. 17, 2010

23 Gynura procumbens (Lour.)Merr Announcement No. 8, 2012

24 Barley leaves Barley leaves Announcement No. 8, 2012

25 Resistant dextrin Resistant dextrin Announcement No. 16, 2012

26 Opuntia ficus-indica (Linn.) Mill Announcement No. 19, 2012

27 Hippophae rhamnoides leaf Hippophae rhamnoides leaf Bulletin No. 7 of 2013

28 Tempeh 1. Announcement No. 7 of 2013 2. Tempeh is made from soybeans fermented by Rhizopus oryzae

29 Substances made from edible animal or vegetable protein that are allowed to be used in accordance with the Standards for the Use of Food Additives (GB2760-2011) The substances are hydrolyzed by edible enzyme preparation of protein from edible animals or plants as raw material, and the edible enzyme preparation must be listed in 'standards for use of food additives' (GB2760-2011) Announcement No. 7 of 2013

30 Trehalose Announcement No. 15, 2014

31 Natto Natto "Reply of the Ministry of Health on the Management of Natto as a Common Food" (Wei Fa Jian Fa [2002] No. 308)

32 Ligustrum robustum (Roxb.) Blum. "Reply of the Ministry of Health on Approving Ligustrum robustum of Oleaceae as common food" (Wei Supervisor Letter [2011] No. 428)

33 By-products from breeding sika deer (Cervus Nippon Temminck) except Pilose antler (Cervi Cornu Pantotrichum), Antler (Cervi cornu), Deer fetus and Deer bone "Health Reply of the Ministry of Agriculture on Issues Concerning By-products of Breeding Sika Deer as Ordinary Food (Wei Supervisor Han [2012] No. 8)

34 Citrus fiber Citrus fiber "The Reply Letter of the General Office of the Ministry of Health Regarding Citrus Fiber as Common Food Raw Materials" (Wei Ban Supervising [2012] No. 262)

35 Corn silk "Reply of the Ministry of Health on Issues Concerning Corn Silk" (Wei Supervisor Han [2012] No. 306)

36 Wheat seedling "Reply of the Ministry of Health Concerning Administering Wheat Seedlings as Common Food" (Wei Supervisor Han [2013] No. 17)

37 Dongqingke Kudingcha Ilex kudingcha C.J.Tseng "Reply on Approving the Management of Dongqingke Kudingcha as a Common Food" (Wei Ji Sheng Han [2013] No. 86)

38 burdock root Arctium lappa root "Reply of the National Health and Family Planning Commission on the Management of Burdock as Ordinary Food" (Guowei Food Letter [2013] No. 83)

39 Medium chain triglycerides Medium chain triglycerides "Reply Letter of the General Office of the National Health and Family Planning Commission on Issues Concerning Medium Chain Triglycerides" (National Health Office Food Letter [2013] No. 514)

40 Wuzhimaotao Ficus hirta Vahl "Reply Letter from the General Office of the National Health and Family Planning Commission on Issues Concerning Wuzhimaotao" (Guoweiban Food Letter [2014] No. 205)

41 Cynanchum auriculatum Royle ex Wight "Reply Letter from the General Office of the National Health and Family Planning Commission on the Issues Concerning Binhai Baishouwu" (National Health Office Food Letter [2014] No. 427)

42 Yellow gelatin Oxhide gelatin “The Reply Letter of the General Office of the National Health and Family Planning Commission on the Issues Concerning Yellow Gelatin, Deer Antler Gum and Tortoise Shell Gel” (National Health Office Food Letter [2014] No. 570)

43 Potentilla glabra Lodd. var. mandshurica (Maxim.) Hand. -Mazz National Health Office Food Letter [2014] No. 1075