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TURMERIC
INS: 100ii
Chemical names: 1. 1,7-Bis(4-HYDROXY-3-METHOXYPHENYL)HEPTA-1,6-DIENE-3,5-DIONE; 2. 1-(4-HYDROXY-PHENYL)-7-(4-HYDROXY-3-METHOXYPHENYL)-HEPTA-1,6-DIENE-3,5-DIONE; 3. 1,7-Bis(4-HYDROXYPHENYL)HEPTA-1,6-DIENE-3,5-DIONE
Synonyms: TEMO E-LAMAG; POWDERED TURMERIC; INDIAN SAFFRON; SAFRAN DES INDES; CURCUMA
Functional class: FOOD COLOUR; FLAVOURING
Latest evaluation: 1986
ADI: NO ADI ALLOCATED
Comments: Regarded often as a food rather than as a food additive
Report: TRS 751-JECFA 30/20
Specifications: WITHDRAWN (1997)
Tox monograph: FAS 17-JECFA 26/255 (1982)
Previous status: 1982, TRS 683-JECFA 26/22, FNP 25-JECFA 26/202, FAS 17-JECFA 26/255. 0-2.5 (TEMPORARY). TE. R
1980, TRS 653-JECFA 24/20, FNP 17-JECFA 24/143. 0-2.5 (TEMPORARY). TE. R
1978, TRS 631-JECFA 22/21, FAS 13-JECFA 22/26. 0-2.5 (TEMPORARY). TE. S
1974, NMRS 54/TRS 557-JECFA 18/19, NMRS 54B/FAS 7-JECFA 18/75, NMRS 54A/FAS 6-JECFA 18/120. 0-2.5 (TEMPORARY). TE. R
1970, FAS 70.40/NMRS 48B-JECFA 14/23. R
1969, NMRS 46/TRS 445-JECFA 13/10, FAS 70.36/NMRS 46A-JECFA 14/23. 0.5 (TEMPORARY). TE. S
1959, NMRS VOL. II-IV/60. N
 
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       Toxicological Abbreviations
       Turmeric (FAO Nutrition Meetings Report Series 46a)