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| Country | Status | Matched Term |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Matching Terms Not Found | |
| European Union | Approved | Gluconic acid |
| Australia and New Zealand | Not Permitted |
| Philippines | Not Permitted | |
| Austria | Approved | Gluconic acid |
| Belgium | Approved | Gluconic acid |
| Bulgaria | Approved | Gluconic acid |
| Cyprus | Approved | Gluconic acid |
| Czech Republic | Approved | Gluconic acid |
| Denmark | Approved | Gluconic acid |
| Estonia | Approved | Gluconic acid |
| Finland | Approved | Gluconic acid |
| France | Approved | Gluconic acid |
| Germany | Approved | Gluconic acid |
| Greece | Approved | Gluconic acid |
| Hungary | Approved | Gluconic acid |
| Ireland | Approved | Gluconic acid |
| Italy | Approved | Gluconic acid |
| Latvia | Approved | Gluconic acid |
| Lithuania | Approved | Gluconic acid |
| Luxembourg | Approved | Gluconic acid |
| Malta | Approved | Gluconic acid |
| Netherlands | Approved | Gluconic acid |
| Poland | Approved | Gluconic acid |
| Portugal | Approved | Gluconic acid |
| Romania | Approved | Gluconic acid |
| Slovakia | Approved | Gluconic acid |
| Slovenia | Approved | Gluconic acid |
| Spain | Approved | Gluconic acid |
| Sweden | Approved | Gluconic acid |
| United Kingdom | Approved | Gluconic acid |
| Australia | Not Permitted | |
| New Zealand | Not Permitted |
E574 - Gluconic acid, D-: Gluconic acid occurs naturally in fruit, honey, kombucha tea and wine and is used as a food additive, an acidity regulator. It is also used in cleaning products where it helps cleaning up mineral deposits. It is a strong chelating agent, especially in alkaline solution. It chelates the cations of calcium, iron, aluminium, copper, and other heavy metals.
E574 - Gluconic acid, D-: Gluconic acid is produced from dextrose (glucose). The tranformation of glucose to gluconic acid can be achieved with the aid of enzymes (glucose oxidase) or by fermentation with certain moulds. With glucose, as with all products of starch saccharification, various applications of gene technology are possible. Raw material: maize starch may consist partly of genetically modified maize, especially if the raw materials are imported out of the USA or Argentina. In some EU countries, genetically modified maize is grown on comparatively small areas and nonetheless is not used as raw material for foodstuff. This may change in the case that the cultivation of GM maize increases in significance. Ingredients derived from several types of GM maize are approved in the EU. Enzymes solubilise plant starch and metabolise it into compounds that are classified as ingredients and additives. Several of these enzymes, such as amylases, glucose-isomerase and pullulanase (used in starch saccharification) are produced with help of GM microorganisms .
Gluconic acid
D-gluconic acid
Glycogenic acid
(2R,3S,4R,5R)-2,3,4,5,6-pentahydroxyhexanoic acid
2,3,4,5,6- pentahydroxyhexanoic acid
Collection of sources used to create this food additive summary.
| Source |
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| Codex Alimentarius |
| Food Standards Australia New Zealand |
| UK Food Guide |
| UK Food Standards Agency |
| U.S. Food and Drug Administration |
Lists the U.S. CAS (Chemical Abstracts Service) registry number and EINECS (European INventory of Existing Commercial chemical Substances) numbers when known.
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