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Tuber Magnatum

Safe

White truffles are an edible whole food with a long history of safe culinary use. As with any wild fungus, accurate species identification is critical.

Found in

81 products

What it is

Italian white truffle (Tuber magnatum Pico), an underground edible fungus.

Whole-food culinary delicacy.

Why it's flagged

rare allergic reactions

What regulators actually say

"Edible mushrooms and truffles are recognized as foods."

FDA Food Additive Status List — fda.gov

"USDA FoodData Central catalogs truffles and mushrooms as food items with nutritional data."

USDA FoodData Central — fdc.nal.usda.gov

Regulatory status

United States — FDA

GRAS as a food

European Union — EFSA

Permitted as food

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