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ASCORBYL PALMITATE
INS: 304i
Chemical names: ASCORBYL PALMITATE; L-ASCORBYL PALMITATE; 6-PALMITOYL-3-KETO-L-GULOFURANOLACTONE; 2,3-DEHYDRO-L-THREO-HEXONO-1,4-LACTONE-6-PALMITATE
Synonyms: VITAMIN C PALMITATE
Functional class: ANTIOXIDANT
Latest evaluation: 1973
ADI: 0-1.25 mg/kg bw
Comments: As ascorbyl palmitate or ascorbyl stearate, or the sum of both
Report: NMRS 53/TRS 539-JECFA 17/18
Specifications: COMPENDIUM ADDENDUM 11/FNP 52 Add. 11/89 (METALS LIMITS) (2003)
Tox monograph: FAS 5/NMRS 53A-JECFA 17/146
Previous status: 1973, FNP 4-JECFA 17/184; COMPENDIUM/157. R
1971, NMRS 50/TRS 488-JECFA 15/20, FAS 3/NMRS 50C-JECFA 15/38
1969, NMRS 46/TRS 445-JECFA 13/21. 0-1.25. FU. S
1961, NMRS 31/TRS 228-JECFA 6/25, TRS 228/NMRS 31-JECFA 6/26. 0-0.25 (0.25-0.50, CONDITIONAL). CO
1958, NMRS VOL. I-III/71. N
 
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