Commission Regulation (EU) No 231/2012 of 9 March 2012 laying down specifications for food additives listed in Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council (Text with EEA relevance)
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| Synonyms | Modified polydextroses |
| Definition | Randomly bonded glucose polymers with some sorbitol end-groups, and with citric acid or phosphoric acid residues attached to the polymers by mono or diester bonds. They are obtained by melting and condensation of the ingredients and consist of approximately 90 parts D-glucose, 10 parts sorbitol and 1 part citric acid and/or 0,1 part phosphoric acid. The 1,6-glucosidic linkage predominates in the polymers but other linkages are present. The products contain small quantities of free glucose, sorbitol, levoglucosan (1,6-anhydro-D-glucose) and citric acid and may be neutralised with any food grade base and/or decolourised and deionised for further purification. The products may also be partially hydrogenated with Raney nickel catalyst to reduce residual glucose. Polydextrose-N is neutralised polydextrose |
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| Assay | Content not less than 90 % of polymer on the ash free and anhydrous basis |
| Description | White to light tan-coloured solid. Polydextroses dissolve in water to give a clear, colourless to straw coloured solution |
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| Test for sugar | Passes test |
| Test for reducing sugar | Passes test |
| pH | Between 2,5 and 7,0 for polydextrose (10 % solution) Between 5,0 and 6,0 for polydextrose-N (10 % solution) |
| Purity | |
| Water content | Not more than 4,0 % (Karl Fischer method) |
| Sulphated ash | Not more than 0,3 % (polydextrose) Not more than 2,0 % (polydextrose N) |
| Nickel | Not more than 2 mg/kg for hydrogenated polydextroses |
| 1,6-Anhydro-D-glucose | Not more than 4,0 % on the ash-free and the dried basis |
| Glucose and sorbitol | Not more than 6,0 % combined on the ash-free and the dried basis; glucose and sorbitol are determined separately |
| Molecular weight limit | Negative test for polymers of molecular weight greater than 22 000 |
| 5-Hydroxy-methylfurfural | Not more than 0,1 % (polydextrose) Not more than 0,05 % (polydextrose-N) |
| Lead | Not more than 0,5 mg/kg |
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