E459 Beta-cyclodextrin — is it halal?

Description

A cyclic oligosaccharide of seven glucose units: a carrier, stabiliser, thickener and flavour encapsulant. The raw material is starch (maize, potato, tapioca, wheat); the CGTase enzyme is microbial (bacteria, mould, recombinant hosts). Link to alcohol: some Chinese applicants add ethanol to the reaction (as complexant or against side reactions; usually distilled off); in three patents live yeast produces ethanol.

Names: Бета-циклодекстрин · Beta-cyclodextrin · بيتا سيكلودكسترين

Also known as: E 459, E-459, Е459, Е 459, INS 459, β-циклодекстрин, циклогептаамилоза, бетадекс, β-cyclodextrin, betadex, BCD, betaCD, cyclodextrin B, beta-Schardinger dextrin, cycloheptaamylose

Category: Carriers

Regulatory source: EU 1333/2008

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