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07.06.2022 - Foods

CascaraapprovedasNovelFood

In 2015/16, a caffeinated soft drink made from an infusion of coffee cherry pulp was briefly available on the food market. Since the fruit flesh (= pulp) of the coffee cherry was classified as a so-called Novel Food in the EU, the sale of the drink was quickly banned.

Since January 2022, coffee cherry pulp has now been officially approved as a traditional food from non-EU countries according to the Novel Food Regulation. Coffee cherry pulp, also known as Cascara, can be sold both as a ready-made infusion and in dried form. In terms of taste, Cascara is more reminiscent of a fruit tea than a coffee beverage and can vary from sweet to fruity-tart depending on the coffee variety.

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Sources:

·         https://www.verbraucherzentrale.de/wissen/lebensmittel/cascara-neues-kaffeegetraenk-zugelassen-73844

·         https://www.bvl.bund.de/DE/Arbeitsbereiche/01_Lebensmittel/04_AntragstellerUnternehmen/05_NovelFood/lm_novelFood_node.html

·         https://www.bav-institut.de/en/news/Verordnung-EU-2015-2283-ueber-neuartige-Lebensmittel-novel-food