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Cyclodextrin, beta- (459)

Synonym(s)

Functional Classes

  • Carrier
  • Thickener
  • Stabilizer
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GSFA Provisions for Cyclodextrin, beta-

Table Items Number Category MaxLevel Notes
Table Item 05.3 Chewing gum 20000 mg/kg
Table Item 01.7 Dairy-based desserts (e.g. pudding, fruit or flavoured yoghurt) 5 mg/kg
Table Item 01.2.1.2 Fermented milks (plain), heat-treated after fermentation 5 mg/kg
234: For use as a stabilizer or thickener only.
Table Item 01.2.1.1 Fermented milks (plain), not heat-treated after fermentation 5 mg/kg
235: For use in reconstituted and recombined products conforming to the Standard for Fermented Milks (CXS 243-2003) only. 234: For use as a stabilizer or thickener only.
Table Item 01.1.4 Flavoured fluid milk drinks 5 mg/kg
Table Item 06.4.3 Pre-cooked pastas and noodles and like products 1000 mg/kg
153: For use in instant noodles only.
Table Item 15.1 Snacks - potato, cereal, flour or starch based (from roots and tubers, pulses and legumes) 500 mg/kg
Table Item 14.1.4 Water-based flavoured drinks, including "sport," "energy," or "electrolyte" drinks and particulated drinks 500 mg/kg
Note: Unless otherwise specified, food additive provisions apply to the food category indicated (e.g. Dairy), as well as to all subcategories of that category (e.g. Cheese, Ripened Cheese, etc.).