E440 Pectins — is it halal?

Description

A polysaccharide acid-extracted from citrus peel, apple pomace or beet pulp and precipitated with alcohol (isopropanol, ethanol, methanol) or salts; amidated pectin is treated with ammonia in an alcoholic suspension. Possible links: ethanol of unnamed raw material (Cargill proposes making it by fermentation; per OK Kosher possibly also from dairy lactose)

Names: Пектины · Pectins · البكتينات

Also known as: E 440, E-440, Е440, INS 440, E440i, E440ii, E 440(i), E 440(ii), пектин, амидированный пектин, pectin, amidated pectin, 果胶, البكتين, البكتينات

Category: Thickeners

Regulatory source: EU 1333/2008

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