Aluminium silicate

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Aluminium silicate (kaolin)
Other names E559
Identifiers
CAS number [1335-30-4]
EC number 215-628-2
ATC code A07BC02
Properties
Chemical formula Al2Si2O5(OH)4
Molar mass 258.16 g/mol
Solubility in water insoluble
Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)

Aluminium silicate is a food additive used as an anticaking agent (INS 555).[1] It is the standardised name given to food-grade kaolinite, also known as kaolin.[2] The same product is used as a medication for certain gastrointestinal disorders, notably constipation.[3]

Aluminium silicate is permitted as an anticaking agent for a limited range of food products[note 1] in the European Union.[4][5][6][7] It is also permitted in Australia and New Zealand[8] but not in Canada,[9] and there is no record of its use in the United States.

Notes and references

Notes

  1. Only dried powdered foodstuffs (including sugars), salt and salt substitutes, sliced or grated hard, semi-hard and processed cheese and cheese analogues (< 10 g/kg total anticaking agents); seasonings and tin-greasing products (< 30 g/kg total anticaking agents); chewing gum, rice, food supplements as defined in Directive 2002/46/EC, foodstuffs in tablet and coated tablet form (quantum satis); sausages and confectionery (excluding chocolate; suface treatment only, quantum satis): Annex IV, Directive 95/2/EC, as modified by Art. 1.6 and Annex, Directive 98/72/EC and by Art. 1.3 and Annex I, Directive 2006/52/EC.

References

  1. Codex Class Names and the International Numbering System for Food Additives, 7th ed.; Codex Alimentarius Commission, Food and Agriculture Organization, 2009. CAC/GL 36-1989, <http://www.codexalimentarius.net/download/standards/7/CXG_036e.pdf>.
  2. Aluminium silicate; FAO/WHO Joint Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA), 2006, <http://www.fao.org/ag/agn/jecfa-additives/specs/monograph3/additive-016.pdf>.
  3. ATC/DDD Index; WHO Collaborating Centre for Drug Statistics Methodology, <http://www.whocc.no/atcddd/indexdatabase/>. (accessed 5 December 2009).
  4. Art. 30, Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on food additives, OJEU L354, 31.12.2008, pp 16–33.
  5. Annex IV, European Parliament and Council Directive No 95/2/EC of 20 February 1995 on food additives other than colours and sweeteners, OJEU L61, 18.3.1995, pp 1–40.
  6. Art. 1.6 and Annex, Directive 98/72/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 October 1998 amending Directive 95/2/EC on food additives other than colours and sweeteners, OJEU L295, 4.11.1998, pp 18–30.
  7. Art. 1.3 and Annex I, Directive 2006/52/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 July 2006 amending Directive 95/2/EC on food additives other than colours and sweeteners and Directive 94/35/EC on sweeteners for use in foodstuffs, OJEU, L204, 26.07.2006, pp 10–22.
  8. Standard 1.3.1, Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code.
  9. Table X to Division B.16, Food and Drug Regulations (C.R.C., c. 870).

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