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Food additives data book - wordpres

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SYNERGISTS: Guar; locust bean gum<br />

ANTAGONISTS: None known<br />

FOOD SAFETY ISSUES: Non-toxic. The powder is combustible<br />

LEGISLATION: USA: CANADA:<br />

FDA 21CFR § 133.124, 133.133, 133.134, 133.162, Approved<br />

133.178, 133.179, 172.695, USDA9CFR § 318.7, 381.147<br />

AUSTRALIA/PACIFIC RIM:<br />

UK and EUROPE: Japan: approved for use as a natural<br />

Europe: E418. ADI 10 mg/kg thickener and stabiliser<br />

REFERENCES: Kang, K. S., and Pettitt, D. J. (1993) Xanthan, Gellan, Welan and Rhamsan. In: Whistler, R. L., and J.<br />

N. BeMiller (Eds.), Industrial Gums: Polysaccharides and Derivatives. 3rd edition, pp. 341–395.<br />

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

ANY OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION: Xanthan is a natural polysaccharide obtained from cultures of the microorganism Xanthomonas<br />

campestris<br />

Xanthan 729

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