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Ammonium alginate

Unknown Risk
Alternate Names:
    None
Info from food-info.net:
  • Description:
    • Function:
      • Thickening agent and emulsifier.
    • Origin:
      • Ammonium salt of alginic acid (E400), a natural polysaccharide, produced by different seaweeds of the family Phaeophyceae (Macrocystis pyrifera, Laminaria digitata, L. cloustoni, Ascophyllum nodosum) in the USA and the UK.
    • Side effects:
      • None known in the concentrations used. High concentrations lead to impairment of iron uptake, as the iron is bound.
    Dietary restrictions:
    • Alginic acid and alginates can be used 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:
    • is not limited or determined (EFSA, 2017)
    Status:
    • Approved in the EU.
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