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Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives

ISOMALT
INS: 953
Chemical names: ISOMALT IS A MIXTURE OF 6-O-alpha-D-GLUCOPYRANOSYL-D-SORBITOL AND 1-O-alpha-D-GLUCOPYRANOSYL-D-MANNITOL DIHYDRATE
Synonyms: HYDROGENATED ISOMALTULOSE
Functional class: SWEETENING AGENT; BULKING AGENT; ANTICAKING AGENT; GLAZING AGENT
Latest evaluation: 1985
ADI: NOT SPECIFIED
Report: TRS 733-JECFA 29/34
Specifications: COMPENDIUM ADDENDUM 9/FNP 52 Add.9/192 (METALS LIMITS) (2001)
Tox monograph: FAS 20-JECFA 29/207
Previous status: 1996, COMPENDIUM ADDENDUM 4/FNP 52 Add.4/79. R
1992, COMPENDIUM ADDENDUM 1/FNP 52 Add.1/55, R
1985, FNP 38-JECFA 33/111; COMPENDIUM/809. R
1983, FNP 28-JECFA 27/55. R,T
1981, TRS 669-JECFA 25/27, FNP 19-JECFA 25/120, FAS 16-JECFA 25/101. 0-25 (TEMPORARY). TE. N,T
 
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    See Also:
       Toxicological Abbreviations
       Isomalt (WHO Food Additives Series 20)