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QUERCETIN AND QUERCITRON
Chemical names: 3,3',4',5,7-PENTAHYDROXYFLAVONE 3-RHAMNOSIDE AND ITS AGLYCON; QUERCITRIN
Synonyms: C.I. NATURAL YELLOW 10
Functional class: COLOUR
Colour class: FLAVONE
Colour code: C.I. (1956) No.75670
Latest evaluation: 1977
ADI: NO ADI ALLOCATED
Report: TRS 617-JECFA 21/21
Specifications: WITHDRAWN (1984)
Tox monograph: FAS 70.36/NMRS 46A-JECFA 13/18 (1969)
Previous status: 1977, TRS 617-JECFA 21/21. NO ADI ALLOCATED. NO. S
1969, NMRS 46/TRS 445-JECFA 13/12, FAS 70.36/NMRS 46A-JECFA 13/18. NO ADI. NO. S
1964, NMRS 38/TRS 309-JECFA 8/23, FAS 66.25/NMRS 38B-JECFA 8/77. N
 
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       Toxicological Abbreviations
       Quercetin and quercitron (FAO Nutrition Meetings Report Series 46a)