| Substance Information | |
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| Synonyms of Substance Name | Alkyl esters |
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| Technological Function [Category (for enzyme preparations only)] | Other processing aids |
| Description | |
| Functional Use |
Other processing aids |
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| Area of Usage | |
| Area Of Utilization | Carrier in washes and edible coatings |
| Food Category | Fruits and vegetables (including mushrooms and fungi, roots and tubers, pulses and legumes, and aloe vera), seaweeds, and nuts and seeds |
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| Note | |
| JECFA Evaluation See JECFA | |
| JECFA Evaluation | http://https://iris.who.int/bitstream/handle/10665/41962/WHO_TRS_868.pdf?sequence=1 |
| Comments | No safety concerns of the evaluated ethyl esters at current level of intakes when used as a flavouring agent |
| JECFA Specifications | http://https://www.fao.org/food/food-safety-quality/scientific-advice/jecfa/jecfa-flav/results/en/ |
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| Other Evaluations | |
| Special Use History | Flavorings |
| Approval information | US: Several ethyl esters are allowed for use in the US as flavoring substances and adjuvants (https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/chapter-I/subchapter-B/part-172/subpart-F/section-172.515). EU: Several alkyl esters are authorized as flavorings in the EU. |
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