What the EU authorises to raise NAD+ (and why NMN doesn't qualify yet)

Sale is available in Spain today. If you want to raise your NAD+, there's a European list of what's authorised to be sold as food. Here it is in full, with a link to each regulation so you can check it yourself.

What a Novel Food is

In the European Union, an ingredient that wasn't consumed to a significant degree before 15 May 1997 can't simply be sold as food: it needs a specific authorisation. That category is called a novel food, and it's governed by Regulation (EU) 2015/2283.

The routes the EU authorises today

This is a living document: it lists every known route for raising NAD+, each with its regulatory status in the European Union, its exact legal limit, and a link to the regulation that says so. It's updated whenever something changes.

Nicotinamide riboside (NR). Authorised, at a maximum of 300 mg a day for adults and 230 mg during pregnancy and lactation. It's set out in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/16.

Niacin, the long-established B3 vitamin. It isn't a Novel Food: it's a nutrient, with its own Nutrient Reference Value (NRV).

NMN. Not yet authorised as a food in the European Union. It has a favourable EFSA safety opinion from 13 May 2026, and the European Commission now has to decide. There's no fixed deadline, and anyone who gives you a specific date is making it up.

Said out loud

This benefits us: we formulate with NR. That's exactly why we link to each regulation instead of asking you to take our word for it.

We'll tell you when something changes

The day the European Commission rules on NMN — whether it authorises it or not, and under whatever conditions — is an update to this map, not an ending: we'll report it with the document in front of us.

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Sources cited on this page

• Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 on novel foods
• Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/16, authorising nicotinamide riboside chloride
• Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011, Annex XIII (nutrient reference values)
• EFSA scientific opinion on NMN, 13 May 2026
• European Commission's Novel Food catalogue

This page provides information about the European regulatory framework for food supplements. It is not medical advice. Food supplements are not a substitute for a varied, balanced diet and a healthy lifestyle.