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Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives

ANTHOCYANINS
See: GRAPE SKIN EXTRACT
INS: 163i
Chemical names: GLYCOSIDES OF 2-PHENYLBENZOPYRILIUM SALTS, MOSTLY HYDROXY-DERIVATIVES. THE AGLYCONES OF ANTHOCYANINS ARE CALLED ANTHOCYANIDINS
Synonyms: ANTHOCYANS
Functional class: COLOUR
Colour class: BENZOPYRYLIUM SALTS
Colour code: SCHULTZ (1931) No. 1394
Latest evaluation: 1982
ADI: NO ADI ALLOCATED
Report: TRS 683-JECFA 26/21
Specifications: WITHDRAWN (1984)
Tox monograph: FAS 17-JECFA 26/42
Previous status: 1982, FAS 17-JECFA 26/42. NO ADI ALLOCATED. NO. S
1977, TRS 617-JECFA 21/15. NO ADI ALLOCATED. NO. S
1959, NMRS VOL II-IV/38. N
 
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    See Also:
       Toxicological Abbreviations
       Anthocyanins (WHO Food Additives Series 17)