E577 Potassium gluconate — is it halal?
Description
The potassium salt of gluconic acid: an acidity regulator and potassium source. Gluconic acid is made by oxidising glucose from starch — by fermentation, enzymes or chemically — and neutralised with potassium hydroxide or carbonate. Alcohol: ethanol in some routes; animal: bovine liver catalase (patent), beef extract and peptone in media, gelatin as enzyme carrier.
Names: Глюконат калия · Potassium gluconate · غلوكونات البوتاسيوم
Also known as: E 577, E-577, Е577, Е 577, INS 577, potassium D-gluconate, CAS 299-27-4, CAS 35398-15-3, غلوكونات البوتاسيوم, 葡萄糖酸钾
Category: Acidity regulators
Regulatory source: EU 1333/2008
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