DL-alpha-TOCOPHEROL
General Information
| Chemical Names: | dl-5,7,8-TRIMETHYLTOCOL; dl-2,5,7,8-TETRAMETHYL-2-(4',8',12'-TRIMETHYLDECYL)-6- CHROMANOL |
| INS: | 307c |
| Functional Class: |
Food Additives ANTIOXIDANT |
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Evaluations
| Evaluation year: | 1986 |
| ADI: | 0.15-2 mg/kg bw |
| Comments: | Group ADI for dl-alpha-tocopherol and d-alpha-tocopherol concentrate, singly or in combination. The lower value represents the daily dietary allowance recommended by the USA National Academy of Sciences/National Research Council. The upper value represents the maximum value for the ADI. |
| Report: | TRS 751-JECFA 30/18 |
| Tox Monograph: | FAS 21-JECFA 30/55 |
| Specification: | COMPENDIUM ADDENDUM 11/FNP 52 Add. 11/89 (METALS LIMITS) (2003). R; FAO JECFA Monographs 1 vol.3/531 |
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GSFA Provisions for DL-alpha-TOCOPHEROL
| Number | Food Category | Max Level | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01.3.2 | Beverage whiteners |
200 mg/kg | Note XS250,Note XS252 |
| 02.1.1 | Butter oil, anhydrous milkfat, ghee |
500 mg/kg | Note 171 |
| 07.2.1 | Cakes, cookies and pies (e.g. fruit-filled or custard types) |
200 mg/kg | Note 389 |
| 06.5 | Cereal and starch based desserts (e.g. rice pudding, tapioca pudding) |
500 mg/kg | Note 15 |
| 05.1.4 | Cocoa and chocolate products |
750 mg/kg | Note 15,Note 168 |
| 05.1.2 | Cocoa mixes (syrups) |
500 mg/kg | Note 15 |
| 05.1.3 | Cocoa-based spreads, including fillings |
100 mg/kg | Note XS86,Note 15 |
| 05.2 | Confectionery including hard and soft candy, nougats, etc. other than food categories 05.1, 05.3 and 05.4 |
500 mg/kg | Note XS309R,Note 15 |
| 01.7 | Dairy-based desserts (e.g. pudding, fruit or flavoured yoghurt) |
500 mg/kg | Note XS243 |
| 05.4 | Decorations (e.g. for fine bakery wares), toppings (non-fruit) and sweet sauces |
500 mg/kg | Note 15 |
| 06.4.2 | Dried pastas and noodles and like products |
500 mg/kg | Note 211 |
| 04.2.2.2 | Dried vegetables (including mushrooms and fungi, roots and tubers, pulses and legumes, and aloe vera), seaweeds, and nuts and seeds |
200 mg/kg | Note XS38 |
| 08.4 | Edible casings (e.g. sausage casings) |
5,000 mg/kg | Note 365 |
| 03.0 | Edible ices, including sherbet and sorbet |
500 mg/kg | Note 15 |
| 01.1.4 | Flavoured fluid milk drinks |
200 mg/kg | Note 15 |
| 06.2.1 | Flours |
5,000 mg/kg | Note 186,Note 15 |
| 08.1.2 | Fresh meat, poultry, and game, comminuted |
300 mg/kg | Note 15,Note 281 |
| 04.1.2.8 | Fruit preparations, including pulp, purees, fruit toppings and coconut milk |
150 mg/kg | Note XS240,Note XS314R |
| 04.1.2.9 | Fruit-based desserts, including fruit-flavoured water-based desserts |
500 mg/kg | Note 15 |
| 05.1.5 | Imitation chocolate, chocolate substitute products |
500 mg/kg | Note 15 |
| 02.1.3 | Lard, tallow, fish oil, and other animal fats |
300 mg/kg | Note 358 |
| 07.2.3 | Mixes for fine bakery wares (e.g. cakes, pancakes) |
200 mg/kg | Note 11 |
| 06.4.3 | Pre-cooked pastas and noodles and like products |
200 mg/kg | Note 211 |
| 08.3 | Processed comminuted meat, poultry, and game products |
500 mg/kg | Note XS98,Note XS89,Note XS88 |
| 08.2 | Processed meat, poultry, and game products in whole pieces or cuts |
500 mg/kg | Note XS97,Note XS96 |
| 12.5 | Soups and broths |
50 mg/kg | Note 346 |
| 01.6.1 | Unripened cheese |
200 mg/kg | Note 168,Note 351 |
| 04.2.2.5 | Vegetable (including mushrooms and fungi, roots and tubers, pulses and legumes, and aloe vera), seaweed, and nut and seed purees and spreads (e.g., peanut butter) |
300 mg/kg | Note XS57 |
| 02.1.2 | Vegetable oils and fats |
300 mg/kg | Note 356,Note 357 |
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