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Summary of Evaluations Performed by the
Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives

D-TAGATOSE
Chemical names: D-TAGATOSE
Synonyms: D-XYLO-HEXULOSE
Functional class: SWEETENING AGENT; TEXTURIZER; STABILIZER; HUMECTANT; FORMULATION AID
Latest evaluation: 2004
ADI: NOT SPECIFIED
Report: TRS 928-JECFA 63/39
Specifications: COMPENDIUM ADDENDUM 11/FNP 52 Add.11/81(2003)
Tox monograph: FAS 54-JECFA 63/145
Previous status: 2003, TRS 922-JECFA 61/23, COMPENDIUM ADDENDUM 11/FNP 52 Add.11/81, FAS 52-JECFA 61/155. 0-125 (TEMPORARY). TE. R
2001, TRS 909-JECFA 57/29, COMPENDIUM ADDENDUM 9/FNP 52 Add.9/103, FAS 48-JECFA 57/79. 0-80 mg/kg bw. FU. S.
2000, TRS 901-JECFA 55/13, FAS 46-JECFA 55/21. NO ADI ALLOCATED (AN ADI COULD NOT BE ALLOCATED BECAUSE OF CONCERN ABOUT THE POTENTIAL OF D-TAGATOSE TO INDUCE GLYCOGEN DEPOSITION AND HYPERTROPHY IN THE LIVER AND TO INCREASE THE CONCENTRATIONS OF URIC ACID IN SERUM). NO. N
 
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    See Also:
       Toxicological Abbreviations
       D-tagatose (WHO Food Additives Series 52)