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Category:thickeners, gelling agents, stabalizers and emulsifiers
US / EU / FDA / JECFA / FEMA / FLAVIS / Scholar / Patent Information:
Physical Properties:
| Food Chemicals Codex Listed: | No |
Organoleptic Properties:
| Odor and/or flavor descriptions from others (if found). |
Cosmetic Information:
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Safety Information:
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| Hazards identification |
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| Classification of the substance or mixture |
| GHS Classification in accordance with 29 CFR 1910 (OSHA HCS) |
| None found. |
| GHS Label elements, including precautionary statements |
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| Hazard statement(s) |
| None found. |
| Precautionary statement(s) |
| None found. |
| Oral/Parenteral Toxicity: |
oral-rat LD50 5650 mg/kg FAO Nutrition Meetings Report Series. Vol. 53A, Pg. 386, 1974.
oral-rabbit LD50 4670 mg/kg FAO Nutrition Meetings Report Series. Vol. 53A, Pg. 386, 1974.
oral-mouse LD50 8730 mg/kg FAO Nutrition Meetings Report Series. Vol. 53A, Pg. 386, 1974.
oral-hamster LD50 7530 mg/kg FAO Nutrition Meetings Report Series. Vol. 53A, Pg. 386, 1974.
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| Dermal Toxicity: |
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Not determined
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| Inhalation Toxicity: |
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Not determined
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Safety in Use Information:
| Category: | | thickeners, gelling agents, stabalizers and emulsifiers |
| Recommendation for sodium carrageenan usage levels up to: | | | not for fragrance use.
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| Recommendation for sodium carrageenan flavor usage levels up to: |
| | not for flavor use.
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Safety References:
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Other Information:
| FDA Substances Added to Food (formerly EAFUS): | View |
| HMDB (The Human Metabolome Database): | Search |
| FooDB: | FDB009107 |
| FDA Listing of Food Additive Status: | View |
| Wikipedia: | View |
Potential Blenders and core components note
Potential Uses:
| | antistatic agents |
| | binding agents |
| | emulsion stabilisers |
| | film formers |
| | viscosity controlling agents |
Occurrence (nature, food, other): note
Synonyms:
| | carrageenan sodium salt | | | sodium carrageenate | | | sodium carragheenate | | | viscarin sodium |
Articles:
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a water-soluble extractive mixture of sulfated polysaccharides from red algae. chief sources are the irish moss chondrus crispus (carrageen), and gigartina stellata. it is used as a stabilizer, for suspending cocoa in chocolate manufacture, and to clarify beverages. Used as a food additive [EAFUS]
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