21 CFR § 172.540 Food Additives Permitted for Direct Addition to Food for Human Consumption

§ 172.540 DL-Alanine.

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DL-Alanine (a racemic mixture of D- and L-alanine; CAS Reg. No. 302-72-7) may be safely used as a flavor enhancer for sweeteners in pickling mixtures at a level not to exceed 1 percent of the pickling spice that is added to the pickling brine.

[56 FR 6968, Feb. 21, 1991]

← § 172.535 Disodium inosinate.§ 172.560 Modified hop extract. →