[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: 21CFR172.610]
[Page 67]
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 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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