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Food additives data book - wordpres

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Nutritive Additives 654<br />

NAME: Retinyl palmitate<br />

CATEGORY: Nutritive additive<br />

FOOD USE: Breakfast cereals/ Dietary supplements/ Dietetic foods/ Egg products/ Fats and oils/ Formulated liquid<br />

foods/ Infant formulae/ Liquid milk/ Margarine/ Meal replacements/ Milk powder<br />

SYNONYMS: Retinol, hexadecanoate/ Vitamin A palmitate/ CAS 79-81-2/ EINECS 201-228-5<br />

FORMULA: C36H60O2<br />

MOLECULAR MASS: 524.9<br />

ALTERNATIVE FORMS: Retinol/ Retinyl acetate<br />

APPEARANCE: Oily blends: yellow oil. Dry blends: light yellow, fine granular powder<br />

MELTING RANGE (°C): 28–29<br />

FUNCTION IN FOODS: Enrichment, fortification or restoration<br />

TECHNOLOGY OF USE IN FOODS: Oily blends are soluble in oil and fat; homogenising in a small amount of liquid is necessary prior to<br />

adding to milk and infant formulae. Dry blends are water-dispersible.<br />

ANTAGONISTS: Agitation; light; oxygen; extreme heat<br />

FOOD SAFETY ISSUES: Toxicology: LD 50 (oral, rat, 10 day) = 7910 mg/kg<br />

LEGISLATION: USA: CANADA:<br />

For adults and children 4 years or older, For specific regulations, refer to Part D: Vitamins,<br />

Recommended Daily Intake is 5000 IU Minerals and Amino Acids of the <strong>Food</strong> and Drug.<br />

Vitamin A Regulations, Health and Welfare Canada. For adults and<br />

children 2 years or older, Recommended Daily Intake is<br />

UK and EUROPE: 1000 RE Vitamin A. For children less than 2 years old,<br />

Recommended Daily Intake Recommended Daily Intake is 400 RE Vitamin A<br />

is 800 mg Vitamin A

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