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L(+)-Tartaric acid

Limited risk
Alternate Names:
  • l-(+)-tartaric acid
  • tartaric acid
  • tartaric acid, l(+)-
Info from food-info.net:
  • Description:
    • Function:
      • Acidity regulator and taste enhancer of fruits and fruity flavours, as well as stabiliser of colour in fruits and fruit products.
    • Origin:
      • Natural acid, present in many fruits, especially grapes. Commercially prepared from waste products of the wine industry (grape skins).
    • Side effects:
      • It is not metabolised in the body; thus, it is excreted in the urine without side effects.
    Dietary restrictions:
    • Tartaric acid and tartarates can normally be consumed by all religious groups, vegans and vegetarians.
    Acceptable daily intake:
    • Unknown
    Status:
    • Unknown
Info from proe.info:
  • Description:
    • Benefits:
      • Unknown
    • General:
      • Unknown
    • Harm:
      • Unknown
    • Legal:
      • Unknown
    • Use:
      • Unknown
    • Links:
      • Unknown
    Dietary restrictions:
    • Unknown
    Acceptable daily intake:
    • Unknown
    Status:
    • Unknown
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  • Description:
      • Unknown
    Dietary restrictions:
    • Unknown
    Acceptable daily intake:
    • 30,000 mg/kg body weight/day (JECFA, 1977)
    Status:
    • Approved in the EU.
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