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L-ergothionéine in food supplements

47 supplements declared in France contain L-ergothionéine as a substance or active ingredient.

Other names in the Compl'Alim list: L-ergothionéine.

Compl'Alim declarations. Compl'Alim, food supplement declarations (France), retrieved 23 October 2026.

In plain words

À quoi il sert, selon les fabricants

Objectifs les plus souvent annoncés pour les compléments qui en contiennent (L-ergothionéine) : antioxydant (22 produits), peau (7 produits), détoxifiant / draineur (2 produits), gestion du poids / minceur (2 produits), système nerveux (2 produits).

Ce sont les objectifs déclarés par les fabricants à l'administration, pas des effets démontrés. Sur l'emballage, seules les allégations de santé autorisées par l'Union peuvent être écrites.

Compl'Alim, food supplement declarations (France), retrieved 23 October 2026.

What the registers say, country by country

Each line repeats what an official register says on the date it was consulted. Not being in a register means neither allowed nor banned.

Listed in the Union list of authorised novel foods (“L-ergothioneine”): it may be used under the conditions of that list (foods concerned, doses, labelling).

Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470, Union list of novel foods, latest consolidated version, retrieved 21 October 2026.

Compl'Alim ingredient list (France): listed and flagged as a novel food.

Compl'Alim, reference list of ingredients, retrieved 21 October 2026.

United States, supplement labels (DSLD; supplements need no prior approval): 5 products.

Dietary Supplement Label Database (DSLD), US National Institutes of Health: current and off-market labels, retrieved 27 October 2026.

Source: NIH Office of Dietary Supplements, Dietary Supplement Label Database (CC0); US market labels.

Malaysia, registered products: 13 products.

NPRA, Malaysian pharmaceutical products register, retrieved 27 October 2026.

Ministère de la santé de Malaisie / NPRA, Pharmaceutical Products, CC BY 4.0

CC BY 4.0

Declared daily quantities

Declared daily quantities: L-ergothionéine
UnitProductsMedianMinimumMaximum
mg42250.2830

Calculated from Compl'Alim declarations that provide a quantity. These are quantities declared by manufacturers, not measurements, and preparation is not distinguished (powder, extract of varying concentration): differences between products can be very large.

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