[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: 21CFR184.1343]
[Page 526-527]
TITLE 21--FOOD AND DRUGS
CHAPTER I--FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN
SERVICES (CONTINUED)
PART 184_DIRECT FOOD SUBSTANCES AFFIRMED AS GENERALLY RECOGNIZED AS
SAFE--Table of Contents
Subpart B_Listing of Specific Substances Affirmed as GRAS
Sec. 184.1343 Locust (carob) bean gum.
(a) Locust (carob) bean gum is primarily the macerated endosperm of
the seed of the locust (carob) bean tree, Ceratonia siliqua (Linne), a
leguminous evergreen tree, with lesser quantities of seed coat and germ.
(b) The ingredient meets the specifications of the ``Food Chemicals
Codex,'' 3d Ed. (1981), pp. 174-175, which is incorporated by reference.
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(c) The ingredient is used at levels not to exceed the following
maximum levels:
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Maximum Usage Levels Permitted
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Food (as served) Percent Function
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Baked goods and baking mixes, 0.15 Stabilizer and thickener,
Sec. 170.3(n)(1) of this Sec. 170.3(o)(28) of this
chapter. chapter.
Beverages and beverage bases, .25 Do.
nonalcoholic, Sec.
170.3(n)(3) of this chapter.
Cheeses, Sec. 170.3(n)(5) .8 Do.
of this chapter.
Gelatins, puddings, and .75 Do.
fillings, Sec.
170.3(n)(22) of this chapter.
Jams and jellies, commercial, .75 Do.
Sec. 170.3(n)(28) of this
chapter.
All other food categories.... .5 Do.
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(d) [Reserved]
(e) Prior sanctions for this ingredient different from the uses
established in this regulation do not exist or have been waived.
[42 FR 14653, Mar. 15, 1977, as amended at 42 FR 55205, Oct. 14, 1977;
49 FR 5612, Feb. 14, 1984]
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