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COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 231/2012 of 9 March 2012
Synonyms
Katilo; Kadaya; Gum sterculia; Sterculia; Karaya, gum karaya; Kullo; Kuterra
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Hydrocolloids can be obtained from a wide variety of sources. The two most abundant polysaccharides are cellulose and starch. Cellulose is the key structural component of trees and is used on a huge scale globally in the pulp and paper industry.
Prepared at the 33rd JECFA (1988), published in FNP 38 (1988) and in FNP 52 (1992). Metals and arsenic specifications revised at the 57th JECFA (2001). An ADI ‘not specified’ was established at the 33rd JECFA (1988).
Products: tamarind, karaya