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CALCIUM LIGNOSULFONATE (40–65) 31
Table 4 (contd)
Proportion (%) of powdered
form of carotenoid/vitamin out of
total produced (approximately)
Predicted maximum dietary
exposure to calcium
lignosulfonate (40–65) from
food supplements (mg/day)
Basis of calculationa Predicted maximum dietary
exposure to calcium
lignosulfonate (40–65) from
food (mg/day)
Fat-soluble vitamins
No uses 5–300 50
Vitamin E For supplements, maximum
based on technological limit
for powdered form of vitamin
E of 400 IU/day (or 120 retinol
equivalents)
na 1.6–12 45
Vitamin A EU SCF ULs for different
age/sex groups (Scientific
Committee on Food, 2002)
United States UL of 3000 μg/
day set for nutrient intake from
diet and supplements (Mason,
2003), in this case assuming
all intake from supplements
9.6
United Kingdom reported
supplement intakes (Expert
Group on Vitamins and
Minerals, 2003)