| alpha-CYCLODEXTRIN | |
| Chemical names: | CYCLOHEXAAMYLOSE | Synonyms: | alpha-SCHARDINGER DEXTRIN; alpha-DEXTRIN; CYCLOHEXAAMYLOSE; CYCLOMALTOHEXAOSE; alpha-CYCLOAMYLASE | Functional class: | CARRIER; ENCAPSULATING AGENT FOR FOOD ADDITIVES, FLAVOURINGS AND VITAMINS; STABILIZER; ABSORBENT | Latest evaluation: | 2001 | ADI: | NOT SPECIFIED | Comments: | alpha-Cyclodextrin does not pose a safety concern at the proposed use levels and resulting predicted consumption as a food ingredient and food additive. The ADI 'not specified' previously established at the fifty-seventh meeting (2001) for use as a carrier and stabilizer for flavours, colours, and sweeteners, as a water-solubilizer for fatty acids and certain vitamins, as a flavour modifier in soya milk, and as an absorbent in confectionery was maintained. | Report: | TRS 928-JECFA 63/16 | Specifications: | COMPENDIUM ADDENDUM 9/FNP 52 Add.9/29 (2001) | Tox monograph: | FAS 54-JECFA 63/3 | Previous status: | 2001, TRS 909-JECFA 57/40, COMPENDIUM ADDENDUM 9/FNP 52 Add.9/29, FAS 48-JECFA 57/111. NOT SPECIFIED. NS. N |
| 28 Jan 06 | |
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Toxicological Abbreviations
alpha-cyclodextrin (JECFA Food Additives Series 48)