General Information

Synonyms: CYCLOHEXAAMYLOSE, CYCLOMALTOHEXAOSE, alpha-DEXTRIN, alpha-SCHARDINGER DEXTRIN
Chemical Names: CYCLOHEXAAMYLOSE
Functional Class: Food Additives
ADJUVANT
STABILIZER
THICKENER
CARRIER

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Evaluations

Evaluation year: 2001
ADI: NOT SPECIFIED
Comments: alpha-Cyclodextrin does not pose a safety concern at the proposed use levels and resulting predicted consumption as a food ingredient and food additive. The ADI 'not specified' previously established at the fifty-seventh meeting (2001) for use as a carrier and stabilizer for flavours, colours, and sweeteners, as a water-solubilizer for fatty acids and certain vitamins, as a flavour modifier in soya milk, and as an absorbent in confectionery was maintained.
Report: TRS 928-JECFA 63/16
Tox Monograph: FAS 54-JECFA 63/3
Specification: COMPENDIUM ADDENDUM 9/FNP 52 Add.9/29 (2001); FAO JECFA Monographs 1 vol.1/425

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