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SFDA.FD 000:2020  
   
  الفيتامينات والمعادن المسموح باستخدامها في المواد الغذائية  
 
  Vitamins and Minerals permitted for use in foodstuff  
   
   
 
هذه الوثيقة مشروع لمواصفة قياسية سعودية تم 
توزيعها لإبداء الرأي والملحوظات بشأنها، لذلك فإنها  
عرضة للتغيير والتبديل، ولا يجوز الرجوع إليها 
كمواصفة قياسية سعودية إلا بعد اعتمادها من الهيئة.  This document is a draft Saudi Standard 
Circulated for comments. It is, therefore ,  
subject to alteration and modification and 
may not be referred to as a Saudi Standard 
Until approved by SFDA .  
 
 
 
ICS: 67.040   
 
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Foreword  
  
Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) is an independent organization 
with purpose of regulating and monitoring of foods, drugs and medical 
devices. One of SFDA functions is to issue national Standards /Technical 
Regulation in the fields of foods, drugs and medical devices, whether 
imported or manufactured locally. SFDA food sector has updated Standard 
No. SFDA.FD 2539  “Vitamins and Minerals permitted for use in 
Foodstuff ”. This Technical Regulation has been approved by His Highness 
the CEO of SFDA as per Dec ision No ( ……… ) Held on ( ………..  AH), 
(………. ).  
  
*It hereby shall nullify and replace SFDA.FDGSO 2359 . 
This Regulation repeals Clause (15.5) of Technical Regulation 
SFDA.FD/ GSO  194:2015 "Wheat flour."  
 
 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
 
   
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Vitamins and minerals permitted  for use in foodstuffs  
 
 
 
1- Domain and scope of application  
 
         This standard is concerned with vitamins and minerals   
permitted  for use in foodstuffs.  
 
 2 -    Complementary References  
 
2/1      SFDA. FD GSO 9 "Labeling of Prepackaged Foodstuff s." 
2/2      SFDA.FD 2233  "Requirements on nutrition  labeling" ." 
2/3      SFDA .FD 2333 " Requirements for nutrition and health claim in   
             the food.  
2/4      SFDA .FD GSO 1069  "General principles for  the addition  of              
essential  nutrients to  foods " 
2/5      SFDA.FD 5003 " Infant formula, follow -up formula and milk for 
special medicinal uses " 
2/6     SFDA. FD GSO 194 "Wheat flour”.  
       
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
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 3 -      General Requirements  
 
  3/1            This standard is derived from the requirements related             
to vitamins and minerals mentioned in the approved regulations and 
specifications and does not contradict with  them in any way.    
 3/2           Vitamins and minerals  may be added to food products in a form  
                  that is bio-available to the human body.   
3/3           Vitamins and minerals may not be added to foodstuffs unless  these   
                 vitamins and minerals are added to the product specification.   
 3/4             Vitamins and minerals may not be added to unprocessed food stuffs            
including , fruit,  vegetables, meat, poultry,  and fish .   
 
 
4. vitamins and minerals permitted for use in foodstuffs .   
 
4.1 Vitamins and minerals are added in the quantities mentioned in 
the table without prejudice to what is stipulated in the technical 
regulations and standard specifications for the following food 
products:  
  
Quantity              Minerals  / Vitamins Food 
product  
1200 - 2500 lU /Kg. Vitamin  A  Milk  (Laban)  
Minimum  level 400 IU. Vitamin  D  
 1200 - 2500 IU/ Liter .  
  Vitamin A Flavored milk    
 300 – 400 IU/Liter .  
 Vitamin D 
2000 IU of Vitamin A  /Liter . 
  Vitamin A Sterilized milk   
400 IU of Vitamin D /Liter .  
  Vitamin D 
 2000 IU /Liter . 
 Vitamin A  
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  400 IU /Liter .  Vitamin D Pasteurized 
milk   
   Vitamin A content may be added 
to Low -Fat and skimmed milk and 
shall be between 1200 -IU/Liter 
2500  IU /Liter. It is optional to add 
the same amount of Vitamin A to 
full- fat milk .  
   
  Vitamin A  UHT Milk       
( long life )  
   Vitamin D  content may be 
added to full – fat milk, Low -Fat 
milk, and skimmed milk shall be 
between 
 300 – 400 IU/Liter .  
  Vitamin D 
2000 IU/ Liter . Vitamin A  Dairy products  
– Pasteurized 
camel milk  400 IU  /Liter . Vitamin D  
8000μg/Liter.  Vitamin A  Skimmed 
evaporated 
milk mixed 
with vegetable 
oil  
   600μg/Liter.  
 
 Vitamin D  
2000  IU /kg  
  Vitamin A  Skimmed  
Powdered milk 
mixed with 
vegetable oil  400 IU/kg  
 Vitamin D  
2000  IU /Liter  Vitamin A  Juices  with 
milk 
400 IU /Liter  Vitamin D  
Not less than  2000 lU/ Liter   Vitamin A  
Yogurt  Not less than 400 IU /Liter  Vitamin D  
 
 
 
 
 
  
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 2000  IU /Liter.        Vitamin A       Flavored  
Yogurt  
400 IU /Liter .     Vitamin D         
 70- 114 (μg RE /100 kcal)   
 
 16.7- 27.2 (μg RE /100 kJ)  Vitamin A 
 
 
 Infants 
Formula and 
Formula for 
Special  
Medical 
Purposes 
Intended for 
Infants    2- 3 (μg/100 kcal)   
 
 0.48- 0.72 (μg/100 kJ)  Vitamin  D₃  
 0.6- 5 (mg α-TE /100 kcal)  
 
 
 0.14-1.2) mg α-TE /100 kJ)  Vitamin  E 
 1-25  )μg /  100 kcal)  
 
 0.24-6 (μg/100 kJ )  Vitamin  K 
 40-  300  (μg/100 kcal )  
 
9.6- 72 (μg/100 kJ)  B₁ Vitamin 
( Thiamin  ) 
 
 60-400) μg / 100 kcal)  
 
 14.3-95.6  (μg/ 100 kJ)  Vitamin B2 
(Riboflavin)  
 
 
                     Quantity    Vitamins/ minerals  Food 
product  
0.4- 1.5   (mg /100 kcal)  
 
0.1- 0.36 (mg / 100  kJ)  Vitamin B 3 
Niacin  
(Nicotinic 
acid) 
 Infants 
Formula and 
Formula for 
Special 
Medical 
Purposes 
Intended for 
Infants   20- 175 (μg /100 kcal)  
 
 4.8- 41.8 ( μg / 100 kJ)  Vitamin  B₆ 
(Pyridoxine)   
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 0.1- 0.5 (μg/100 kcal)  
 
0.02- 0.12 (μg  / 100  kJ)  (B₁₂) Vitamin 
 0.4- 2  (mg/100 kcal) 
   
0.1- 0.48 (mg  / 100 kJ ( Pantothenic 
acid  
 15- 47.6   (μg/100 kcal)  
   
 3.6- 11.4 (  μg /100 kJ)   Folic acid  
 
 4- 30 ) mg/100 kcal) 
 
 0.96- 7.2 (mg  / 100 kJ ( Vitamin C  
 1.5- 7.5  (μg/100 kcal ( 
 
0.24- 1.8  ( μg  / 100 kJ)    Biotin  
0.3- 1.3 (mg /100 kcal  ) 
 
0.07- 0.31( mg/ 100 kJ)  Iron  
50 -  140(  mg/100 kcal) 
 
12- 33.5(  mg/100 kJ) Calcium  
25- 90 ( mg /100 kcal ) 
 
6- 21.5( mg /100 kJ)  Phosphor  
5- 15 (mg/100 kcal)   
 
1.2- 3.6 (mg  /100 kJ) Magnesium  
 
             Quantity    Vitamins/minerals  Food 
product   
25- 60 ( mg/ 100 kcal)   
   
6- 14.3 (  mg/100 kJ)  Sodium  Infants Formula 
and Formula for  
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 60-  160     )mg/100 kcal) 
  
14.3- 38.2 ( mg/ 100 kJ)  Chloride  Special Medical 
Purposes 
Intended for 
Infants  80- 160 (mg/ 100 kcal)  
 
19.1- 38.2(mg/ 100 kJ)   Potassium  
 1-100(μg/100  kcal) 
 
0.24- 24 (μg / 100 kJ) Manganese  
 15- 29(μg/100 kcal) 
 
 3.6- 6.9 (μg / 100 kJ)  Iodine 
 3-8.6 (μg/ 100 kcal)  
 
 0.72-2 (μg / 100 kJ)   Selenium  
 60-100 (μg/ 100  kcal)  
 
14.3-24 (μg / 100 kJ)    Copper  
0.5-1 (mg/100 kcal) 
  
0.12- 0.24 ( mg/ 100 kJ)        Zinc  
Sodium shall not exceed 100 mg/100 
kcal (25 mg /100  kJ) in the product 
intended for consumption.   Sodium  Processed 
cereal -based 
foods for 
infants and 
young 
children   calcium content  in 
Protein -fortified cereals shall not 
be less than 80 mg /100 kcal (20 
mg/100 kJ) 
        Calcium  
 
 
     Quantity                             Vitamins /minerals  Food 
product   
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 Calcium  content  in biscuits and 
rusks , processed  with the 
addition of milk as it is, shall not 
be less than 50 mg /100 kcal (12 
mg/100  kJ)   
Calcium  Processed 
cereal -based 
foods for 
infants and 
young children  
 
   Content  of Vitamin B₁(Thiamin ) 
shall not be less than 25 μg/ 100 kJ  
(100 μg / 100 kcal)  
  
 
  B₁ Vitamin 
( Thiamin  ) 
 
60-180 (μg α-TE /100 kcal)  
 
 
14-43 (μg  / 100 kJ)  
 Vitamin  A 
 1- 3 (μg/100 kcal)  
 
 
0.25- 0.75 (μg  / 100 kJ)  
 
 Vitamin D  
600 μg Vitamin A 
Foods for 
use in 
weight  
control 
diets . 2.5 μg Vitamin D  
10 mg  Vitamin  E 
30 mg Vitamin  C 
0. 8 mg  B₁ Vitamin  
( Thiamin) 
 
Quantity  Vitamins/mineral s  Food 
product   
  10 
   
 1.2 mg  
B₂ vitamin 
( Riboflavin  )  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Foods for use 
in weight 
control diets . 11 mg  Niacin  
2 mg  Vitamin B₆ 
1 μg Vitamin B₁₂ 
200 μg Folate  
500 mg  Calcium  
500 mg  Phosphor  
16 mg Iron  
140 μg Iodine  
350 mg  magnesium  
1.5 mg  Copper  
6 mg  Zinc  
1.6 mg  Potassium  
1.0 gram  Sodium  
(ppm)  4.4 -8.8  Thiamin   Rice cereal  
 
 
 
  2.6- 5.3 (ppm)  
 
 Riboflavin  
35-70 (ppm)  
 
 Niacin  
(ppm)  29-57  
 
 Iron  
Quantity Vitamins  /minerals  Food  
product     
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 15–40 mg / kg expressed  as Iodine .  
 
Iodine  Salt   
     
4.2 Wheat flour (flour) in a way that does not contradict what is stated in Item 
No. (6.2), the amount of nutrients that should be fortified in wheat flour 
(flour) should not be less than the following:  
Nutrient The rate 
of wheat 
extraction   compound The amount of the added 
nutrient calculated in parts of 
a million (PPM) according to 
the estimated level of wheat 
flour availability per person  (g 
/ day) . 
Low 
than 
75 
gram/ 
day 75- 
150 
gram/ 
day 150- 
300 
gram/ 
day More 
than 
300 
gram/ 
day 
Iron Low ( NaFeEDTA) 
 
 
 
Ferrous sulfate 
Ferrous fumarate 
Electrolytic iron 40 
 
 
60 
60 
NR 40 
 
 
60 
60 
NR 20 
 
 
30 
30 
60 15 
 
 
20 
20 
40 
High NaFeEDTA 40 40 20 15 
Folic 
acid Low or 
High Folic acid 
 5 2.6 1.3 1.0 
Vitamin 
(B12)  Low or 
High Cyanocobalamin 
 0.04 0.02 0.01 0.008  
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 Vitamin 
A Low or 
High  
Vitamin A 
Palmitate 5.9 3 1.5 1 
Zink 
 Low  
Zinc oxide 95 55 40 30 
High  
Zinc oxide 100 100 80 70 
Vitamin 
D The amount of the nutrient 
per 100 grams Limits 
551.15  IU   Minimum 
 
 
5         LABELLING  
Without violating,  the provisions of the  Technical Regulation mentioned in 
Section  No. 2/1.        
5.1    In case of stating  any health  or nutritional claim concerning vitamins  
and minerals  on the labelling of the food products  , it must be   in accordance 
with the standard mentioned in Section No 2/3 . 
5/2      The labelling of  the food  product to which vitamins and minerals  
have been added  shall not include any statement or claim  implying that a 
balanced and varied diet  cannot  provide appropriate quantities of nutrients   
 
5/3       The foodstuffs shall  not  be described or presented with  a label  or  
explanatory  information regarding   vitamins and minerals in a manner that 
involves falsehood, misinformation, deception or in any way that may lead 
to a false impression of their characteristics in any way .   
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  5/4       The labelling of foods to which vitamins and minerals have been   
added shall not mislead or deceive the consumer as to the nutritional 
value  of a food that may result f rom the addition of these nutrients .  
 5/5       Without violating what is stated  in the technical regulations        
mentioned in Section  No. 2/2, the digital information of vitamins and 
minerals shall  be expressed in metric units and / or the percentage of  the 
reference value of  the nutrient  for every 100 g or 100 ml or for each 
package if it contains a piece . This information  may also be clarified for 
each amount  of food according to what is indicated quantitatively on the 
label  or for each piece in the package, on  the basis of indicating the 
number of pieces in the package .  
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
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 References  
 
 REGULATION (EC) No 1925/2006 on the addition of vitamins and 
minerals and of certain other substances to foods .  
 Standard 1.3.2 Vitamins and Minerals (Australia) .  
 WHO | Fortification of wheat and maize flours