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POTASSIUM SODIUM L(+)-TARTRATE
INS: 337
Chemical names: POTASSIUM SODIUM L-TARTRATE; POTASSIUM SODIUM (+)-TARTRATE; POTASSIUM SODIUM (+)-2,3-DIHYDROXYBUTANEDIOIC ACID
Synonyms: ROCHELLE SALT; SEIGNETTE SALT; POTASSIUM SODIUM DEXTRO-TARTRATE
Functional class: STABILIZER IN CHEESE PRODUCTS, MINCED MEAT AND SAUSAGE CASINGS; SEQUESTRANT
Latest evaluation: 1973
ADI: 0-30 mg/kg bw
Comments: Expressed as L(+)-tartaric acid
Report: NMRS 53/TRS 539-JECFA 17/24
Specifications: COMPENDIUM ADDENDUM 12/FNP 52 Add. 12/68 (METALS LIMITS) (2004)
Tox monograph: FAS 5/NMRS 53A-JECFA 17/512
Previous status: 1963, NMRS 35/TRS 281-JECFA 7/61; NMRS 35/TRS 281-JECFA 7/61, COMPENDIUM/1191. 0-6 (CONDITIONAL, 6-20; CALCULATED AS TARTARIC ACID). CO. N
 
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