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Curcumin

Limited risk
Alternate Names:
  • ci 75300
  • curcumin extract
  • curcumin powder
  • diferuloymethane
  • kurkum
  • natural yellow 3
Info from food-info.net:
  • Description:
    • Function:
      • Food colour, whose colour ranges from yellow to red, depending on pH (acidity). It is not very soluble in water.
    • Origin:
      • Natural colour isolated from the roots and stem of Yellowroot (Curcuma longa and Curcuma domestica). Turmeric is the crude extract, whereas curcumin is the purified compound. It imparts the yellow colour to curry powder. More on curcumin, click here.
    • Side effects:
      • No side effects known in the concentrations used in foods.
    Dietary restrictions:
    • None; E100 can be consumed by all religious groups, vegans and vegetarians.
    Acceptable daily intake:
    • Up to 1 mg/kg body weight
    Status:
    • Unknown
Info from proe.info:
  • Description:
    • Benefits:
      • Unknown
    • General:
      • Curcumin, as a food additive, has the international designation E100(i) and is used in the food industry as a colouring agent for various food products.Additive E100(i) (Curcumin) is a subtype of additive E100 (Curcumin). The main information regarding the origin, use, and health impact of additive E100 is also applicable to additive E100(I).Colour E100(i) is included in the list of permitted additives in most countries worldwide.
    • Harm:
      • Unknown
    • Legal:
      • Unknown
    • Use:
      • Unknown
    • Links:
      • Unknown
    Dietary restrictions:
    • Unknown
    Acceptable daily intake:
    • Unknown
    Status:
    • Unknown
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  • Description:
      • Curcumin is an additive that is added to foods as a yellow-orange dye. It is the active substance in turmeric root (Curcuma longa). A plant from the ginger family, it comes from South Asia. It is grown in India, Indonesia and China. It is still mostly used there as a spice (ground root), as well as a dye for clothes, as it gives a yellow pigment. Curcumin in recommended doses is not controversial, but it is not recommended for people with gallstones, jaundice, colic and liver poisoning. It is also not recommended to take it in large quantities, as it can cause nausea and migraines. Exceptionally, it may represent a health risk (allergy or food sensitivity). In any case, it is also necessary to take into account the fact that there is a big difference between curcumin obtained from a plant and that which is obtained synthetically.
    Dietary restrictions:
    • Unknown
    Acceptable daily intake:
    • 3,000 mg/kg body weight/day (EFSA, 2010)
    Status:
    • Approved in the EU. Approved in the US.
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