[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: 21CFR172.735]
[Page 74-75]
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 H Other Specific Usage Additives
Sec. 172.735 Glycerol ester of wood or gum rosin.
Glycerol ester of wood or gum rosin may be safely used in food in
accordance with the following prescribed conditions:
(a) It has an acid number of 3 to 9, a drop-softening point of 88
[deg]C-96 [deg]C; and a color of N or paler as determined in accordance
with Official Naval Stores Standards of the United States. It is
purified by countercurrent steam distillation.
[[Page 75]]
(b) It is used to adjust the density of citrus oils used in the
preparation of beverages whereby the amount of the additive does not
exceed 100 parts per million of the finished beverage.
[42 FR 14491, Mar. 15, 1977, as amended at 70 FR 15758, Mar. 29, 2005]
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