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QUILLAIA EXTRACT (TYPE 1)
See: QUILLAIA EXTRACTS QUILLAIA EXTRACT (TYPE 2)
INS: 999
Synonyms: QUILLAJA EXTRACT; SOAPBARK EXTRACT; QUILLAY BARK EXTRACT; BOIS DE PANAMA; PANAMA BARK EXTRACT; QUILLAI EXTRACT
Functional class: EMULSIFIER; FOAMING AGENT
Latest evaluation: 2005
ADI: 0-0.1 mg quillaia saponins/kg bw
Comments: Group ADI with quillaia extract (type 2)
Report: TRS 934-JECFA 65/31
Specifications: COMPENDIUM ADDENDUM 13/FNP 52 Add. 13/39 (republished)
Previous status: 2005, TRS 922-JECFA 61/37, COMPENDIUM ADDENDUM 11/FNP 52 Add.11/61, FAS 48-JECFA 57/17 (2001). 0-5 (SAPONIN CONTENT OF 20-26%). FU. R. SEE "QUILLAIA EXTRACTS". THE PREVIOUS SPECIFICATIONS FOR QUILLAIA EXTRACTS PREPARED AT JECFA 57 (2001) HAVE BEEN REPLACED BY THESE AND SEPARATE SPECIFICATIONS FOR "QUILLAIA EXTRACT (TYPE 2)."
Intake: An assessment of dietary exposure considered the additional use of quillaia extract type 1 in semi-frozen carbonated and non-carbonated beverages (up to 500 mg/kg product). Using a model diet approach, high-percentile consumption was estimated to lead to an exposure of 44 to 157% of the ADI, assuming the presence of quillaia extract type 1 at 295 mg/l in all water-based flavoured drinks. Using a probabilistic exposure assessment and assuming that the frequency and amount per eating occasion are independent variables, the estimated dietary exposure was below the ADI at the 90th percentile. Assuming 100% dependency between frequency and amount consumed, it was estimated that 100-700 individuals per million over the whole population could exceed the ADI under these conditions.
 
31 Jan 06    




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