172.540 DL-Alanine.

[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 21, Volume 3]
[Revised as of April 1, 2006]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 21CFR172.540]

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                        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 
CONSUMPTION--Table of Contents
 
            Subpart F_Flavoring Agents and Related Substances
 
Sec.  172.540  DL-Alanine.

    DL-Alanine (a racemic mixture of D- and L-alanine; CAS Reg. No. 302-
72-7) may be safely used as a flavor enhancer for sweeteners in pickling 
mixtures at a level not to exceed 1 percent of the pickling spice that 
is added to the pickling brine.

[56 FR 6968, Feb. 21, 1991]

Additives that reference this regulation:

• DL-ALANINE