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Updated up to the 44th Session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (2021)

Food Additive Details

Cyclodextrin, beta- (459)
Synonym(s)
  • BCD
  • betaCD
  • Cyclodextrin B
  • beta-Schardinger dextrin
Functional Classes
  • Carrier
  • Stabilizer
  • Thickener

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GSFA Provisions for Cyclodextrin, beta-
Number Food Category Max Level Notes
Food Category Hierarchy 06.4.3 Pre-cooked pastas and noodles and like products 1,000 mg/kg
Food Category Hierarchy 05.3 Chewing gum 20,000 mg/kg
Food Category Hierarchy 14.1.4 Water-based flavoured drinks, including "sport," "energy," or "electrolyte" drinks and particulated drinks 500 mg/kg
Food Category Hierarchy 15.1 Snacks - potato, cereal, flour or starch based (from roots and tubers, pulses and legumes) 500 mg/kg

Note: Unless otherwise specified, food additive provisions apply to the food category indicated (e.g. Dairy), as well as to all subcategories of that category (e.g. Cheese, Ripened Cheese, etc.).


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