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Food additives data book - wordpres

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LEGISLATION: Usage level: Limitation 0.2% (baked goods); 0.7% (condiments); 1.3% (fats and oils); 0.8% (gravies,<br />

sauces); 0.2% (meat products); 0.2% (processed fruits, fruit juices); 0.1% (other foods)<br />

USA: UK and EUROPE: AUSTRALIA/PACIFIC RIM:<br />

FDA 21CFR § 133.133, 133.134, Europe: listed. Japan: approved<br />

133.162, 133.178, 133.179, UK: approved<br />

150.141, 150.161, 184.1351, GRAS<br />

REFERENCES: Anderson, D. M. W., Gill, M. L. C., Jeffrey, A. M., and McDougall, F. J. (1985) Phytochemistry 24, 71.<br />

Whistler, R. L. (1993) Exudate gums. In: Whistler, R. L., and J. N. BeMiller (Eds.), Industrial<br />

Gums: Polysaccharides and Derivatives. 3rd edition, pp. 311–318.<br />

Ash, M., and Ash, I. (1996) <strong>Food</strong> Additives. Gower Publishing Co., Brookfield, VT.<br />

ANY OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION: This is a natural polysaccharide exudate from trees of the genus Astragalus. Occasionally used as an<br />

emulsifier<br />

Tragacanth gum 727

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