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Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives

BEET RED
INS: 162
Chemical names: THE PRINCIPAL COLOURING COMPOUND IS BETANINE: 1-[2-(2,6-DICARBOXY-1,2,3,4- TETRAHYDRO-4-PYRILIDENE)ETHYLIDENE]-5-beta-D-GLUCOPYRANOSYLOXY-6- HYDROXYINDOLIUM-2-CARBOXYLATE
Synonyms: BEETROOT RED
Functional class: COLOUR
Colour class: BETALAIN
Latest evaluation: 1987
ADI: NOT SPECIFIED
Report: TRS 759-JECFA 31/23
Specifications: COMPENDIUM ADDENDUM 10/FNP 52 Add.10/34 (METALS LIMITS) (2002)
Tox monograph: FAS 22-JECFA 31/61
Previous status: 1987, FNP 38-JECFA 31/5. R; COMPENDIUM/177
1982, TRS 683-JECFA 26/22, FNP 31/1-JECFA 28/23 (1984), FAS 6/NMRS 54A-JECFA 18/51 (1974). NO ADI ALLOCATED. NO. R,T (1984)
1982, TRS 683-JECFA 26/22, FNP 25-JECFA 26/49. ADI WITHDRAWN. NO. R,T
1978, TRS 631-JECFA 22/19, FNP 7-JECFA 22/20. ADI NOT SPECIFIED. NS. R,T
1974, NMRS 54/TRS 557-JECFA 18/15, FAS 7/NMRS 54B-JECFA 18/14, FAS 6/NMRS 54A-JECFA 18/51. ADI NOT SPECIFIED. NS. R
1959, NMRS VOL. II-IV/41. N
 
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    See Also:
       Toxicological Abbreviations
       Beet red (WHO Food Additives Series 6)
       Beet red (WHO Food Additives Series 22)