Glycerol
Limited risk
Alternate Names:
- glycerin
- glycerine
Info from food-info.net:
- Description:
- Function:
- Low-calorie sweetener, humectant (helps keep food moist), etc.
- Origin:
- A natural carbohydrate alcohol, which is one of the components of all fats. It is also present in low concentrations in blood. It is commercially produced either synthetically from propene, or by bacterial fermentation of sugars; it is not produced from fat.
- Side effects:
- Glycerol is absorbed and metabolised as glucose (by the body) into fats.
Dietary restrictions:- Glycerol can be used by all religious groups, vegans and vegetarians. The term carbohydrate alcohol is a chemical definition; glycerol does not contain alcohol (ethanol).
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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