Table 1.
Food products and the maximum use levels reported in the four EFSA opinions on insects as novel foods (NFs).
| Maximum Use Level (g NF/100 g) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Food Category | T. molitor 1 | L. migratoria 2 | T. molitor 2 | A. domesticus 2 | |||||
| W/D/P | F | D | P | D | P | F | D/P | F | |
| Beans and vegetable meal | 5 | 15 | |||||||
| Beer and beer-like beverages | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Biscuits | 10 | ||||||||
| Biscuits, sweet, plain | 8 | 8 | 30 | 8 | 30 | ||||
| Bread and rolls with special ingredients added | 10 | 30 | |||||||
| Caesar salad | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | ||||
| Canned or jarred legumes | 20 | 15 | 15 | ||||||
| Canned/jarred vegetables | 20 | 15 | 15 | ||||||
| Cereal bars | 15 | 15 | 30 | 15 | 30 | ||||
| Chickpeas (without pods) | 40 | 20 | 20 | 30 | 30 | 40 | 25 | 40 | |
| Chips/crisps | 20 | 20 | 40 | ||||||
| Chocolate and similar | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | 10 | 30 | |
| Crackers and breadsticks | 10 | 10 | 30 | 10 | 30 | ||||
| Dried pasta | 5 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| Dried stuffed pasta | 15 | 15 | 30 | 15 | 30 | ||||
| Frozen yoghurt | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 5 | 15 | |
| Hummus | 5 | 15 | |||||||
| Legume (beans) soup | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | ||||
| Legume-based dishes | 10 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | ||
| Meatballs | 16 | 16 | 40 | 16 | 40 | ||||
| Meat burgers (no sandwiches) | 16 | 16 | 40 | 16 | 40 | ||||
| Meat imitates | 80 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 80 | 50 | 80 | |
| Mixed alcoholic drinks | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Mixed vegetable soup | 15 | 5 | 5 | ||||||
| Mixed vegetable soup (dry) | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | ||||
| Multigrain bread and rolls | 10 | 10 | 30 | ||||||
| Mushroom soup | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | ||||
| Mushroom soup (dry) | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | ||||
| Oilseeds | 40 | 20 | 20 | 30 | 30 | 40 | 25 | 40 | |
| Onion soup | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | ||||
| Pasta-based dishes, cooked | 5 | 5 | 15 | ||||||
| Pasta, filled, cooked | 5 | 15 | |||||||
| Pasta-based dishes, uncooked | 10 | ||||||||
| Pizza and pizza-like dishes | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | |||
| Pizza and similar with cheese and vegetables | 5 | 15 | |||||||
| Pizza and similar with cheese, vegetables, and fruits | 5 | 15 | |||||||
| Potato soup | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | ||||
| Potato-based dishes | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | |||
| Potatoes and vegetable meal | 5 | 15 | |||||||
| Pre-mixes (dry) for baked products | 15 | 15 | 30 | 15 | 30 | ||||
| Prepared pasta salad | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | ||||
| Primary derivatives from nuts and similar seeds | 40 | 20 | 20 | 30 | 30 | 40 | 25 | 40 | |
| Protein and protein components for sports people | 10 | ||||||||
| Sausages | 30 | 10 | 10 | ||||||
| Snacks other than chips and similar | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Soups and salads | 5 | 5 | 20 | ||||||
| Tartar sauce | 10 | 10 | 30 | 15 | 30 | ||||
| Tomato soup | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | ||||
| Tomato soup (dry) | 20 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 20 | ||||
| Tortilla chips | 20 | 40 | |||||||
| Tree nuts | 40 | 20 | 20 | 30 | 30 | 40 | 25 | 40 | |
| Unsweetened spirits and liqueurs | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Whey powder | 20 | 20 | 40 | 20 | 40 | ||||