Introduction

As a crucial approach for innovation in the food industry, the approval dynamics of new food ingredient applications have long been a vital indicator for enterprises in planning new products. In the first half of 2025 (as of July 2), the National Health Commission of the People’s Republic of China (hereinafter referred to as NHC) has vigorously advanced the acceptance and approval of new food ingredients, opening up new development space for the food industry.

Reach24H has sorted out key data and key products in the first half of the year to provide references for food enterprises.

Acceptance and Progress Tracking of New Food Ingredients

In the first half of 2025, the NHC announced 34 new food ingredient applications accepted, including 27 domestic products and 7 imported products.

Domestic ingredients remain the mainstay of applications. From the perspective of product types, functional ingredients, microbial strains, plant extracts, etc., are still popular directions.

Table 1: Acceptance of Domestic New Food Ingredients

Table 2 Acceptance of Imported New Food Ingredients

Approval Status of New Food Ingredients

In the first half of 2025, the NHC issued 3 announcements on the approval of new food ingredients (NHC No. 1, NHC No. 3, and NHC No. 4 in 2025), totaling 12 types, including 2 bacterial strains, 1 yeast, covering various types such as functional ingredients, plant raw materials, and microorganisms.

Table 3: Approval Status of New Food Ingredients

Public Consultation on New Food Ingredients

In the first half of 2025 , the National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment issued 3 public consultations on new food ingredients, involving 8 products. Details are shown in the table.

It is worth noting that 4 of them (Saccharomyces cerevisiae CNCM I-3799, D-Allulose, Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis BLa80, Bifidobacterium longum subsp. infantis LMG 11588) were officially approved on July 2.

Table 4: Public Consultation on New Food Ingredients (and Possible Acceptance and Approval Dates)

It is worth noting that products such as "橄榄果多酚 (Olive Fruit Polyphenols)", "叶黄素酯 (Lutein Esters)", and "亚麻荠籽油 (Camelina Sativa Seed Oil)" that are still in the public consultation stage are expected to form new tracks in food if approved later.

Summary

From the data in the first half of the year, the number of accepted new food ingredients has steadily increased, and the approval efficiency has accelerated, which is a positive signal for enterprise R&D planning.

In addition, attention can be paid to raw material categories with repeated applications and frequent approvals (such as functional plant extracts and microbial strains), which provide a compliant and cutting-edge raw material basis for the development of new health foods, special dietary foods, functional beverages, etc. Enterprises can focus on their characteristics and application potential.

In the future, with the upgrading of consumers' demand for "functionalization, naturalization, and personalization", the innovation of new food ingredients will continue to be the core driving force for the growth of the industry.

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