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[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 21, Volume 3]
[Revised as of January 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 21CFR172.610]

[Page 66]
 
                        TITLE 21--FOOD AND DRUGS
 
CHAPTER I--FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 
                          SERVICES (CONTINUED)
 
PART 172 FOOD ADDITIVES PERMITTED FOR DIRECT ADDITION TO FOOD FOR HUMAN
 
        Subpart G Gums, Chewing Gum Bases and Related Substances
 
Sec.  172.610  Arabinogalactan.


    Arabinogalactan may be safely used in food in accordance with the 
following conditions:
    (a) Arabinogalactan is a polysaccharide extracted by water from 
Western larch wood, having galactose units and arabinose units in the 
approximate ratio of six to one.
    (b) It is used in the following foods in the minimum quantity 
required to produce its intended effect as an emulsifier, stabilizer, 
binder, or bodying agent: Essential oils, nonnutritive sweeteners, 
flavor bases, nonstandardized dressings, and pudding mixes.




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