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Food additives data book - wordpres

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Antioxidants 108<br />

NAME: Rosemary extract; natural spice extract<br />

CATEGORY: Antioxidant/ Natural<br />

FOOD USE: Edible fats and oils/ Processed meats and poultry/ Fresh and frozen sausages/ Salad dressings/<br />

Mayonnaise/ Seasonings/ Snacks and nuts/ Soup bases/ Chewing gum/ Peanut butter/ Citrus oils<br />

SYNONYMS: Pristene ® RO/ Pristene ® RW/ Stabex ® / Herbalox ® / Freeze-Grad ® -FP-15/ Flav-R-Keep ® FP-51<br />

PROPERTIES AND APPEARANCE: Yellowish powder or oil- or water-dispersible liquid<br />

DENSITY: 0.36 g/ml<br />

PURITY %: 16–24.8% carnosic acid<br />

WATER CONTENT MAXIMUM %: 5<br />

HEAVY METAL CONTENT MAXIMUM IN lead 20<br />

ppm: cadmium 0.2<br />

mercury 0.1<br />

FUNCTION IN FOODS: Retards development of oxidative rancidity by terminating free radicals. Used as a natural antioxidant<br />

TECHNOLOGY OF USE IN FOODS: Direct addition or metering into fat. Concentrated suspension can be dosed into bulk fat or food<br />

material. It can be used by dry-mixing in powdered food<br />

SYNERGISTS: Ascorbic acid; ascorbyl palmitate<br />

LEGISLATION: USA:<br />

200–1000 ppm depending on the carnosic acid content and intended shelf-life and specific food product

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