E1200 Polydextrose — is it halal?

Description

Polydextrose (E1200) is a branched, randomly bonded glucose polymer: glucose from starch (c1–c3) with sorbitol (c4) and citric or phosphoric acid (c9, c10) is melted and polycondensed under vacuum, then neutralised, carbon-treated, ion-exchanged or hydrogenated over Raney nickel. Possible links: glycerol (c5) and tartaric acid (c12) in the Pfizer patent, glucosamine from crustaceans (c21)

Names: Полидекстроза · Polydextrose · البوليدكستروز

Also known as: E 1200, E-1200, Е1200, INS 1200, CNS 20.022, полидекстрозы, модифицированные полидекстрозы, полидекстроза-N, полидекстроза А, polydextroses, modified polydextroses, polydextrose-A, polydextrose-N, PDX, PDX-A

Category: Stabilisers

Regulatory source: EU 1333/2008

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