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| + | | Formula = Al<sub>2</sub>Si<sub>2</sub>O<sub>5</sub>(OH)<sub>4</sub> | ||
| + | | MolarMass = 258.16 g/mol | ||
| + | | Solubility = insoluble | ||
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| − | '''Aluminium silicate''' is a [[food additive]] used as an [[anticaking agent]] ([[International Numbering System for food additives|INS]] 555).<ref name="Codex">{{FoodAdd Codex list}}.</ref> It is the standardised name given to food-grade [[ | + | '''Aluminium silicate''' is a [[food additive]] used as an [[anticaking agent]] ([[International Numbering System for food additives|INS]] 555).<ref name="Codex">{{FoodAdd Codex list}}.</ref> It is the standardised name given to food-grade [[kaolinite]], also known as '''kaolin'''.<ref name="spec">{{citation | title = Aluminium silicate | url = http://www.fao.org/ag/agn/jecfa-additives/specs/monograph3/additive-016.pdf | publisher = FAO/WHO [[Joint Expert Committee on Food Additives]] (JECFA) | date = 2006}}.</ref> |
Aluminium silicate is permitted as an anticaking agent for a limited range of food products<ref group="note" name="EU-anticake">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.</ref> in the European Union.<ref>Art. 30, [http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2008:354:0016:01:EN:HTML 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.</ref><ref>Annex IV, [http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:31995L0002:EN:HTML 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.</ref><ref>Art. 1.6 and Annex, [http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:31998L0072:EN:HTML 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.</ref><ref>Art. 1.3 and Annex I, [http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2006:204:0010:01:EN:HTML 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.</ref> It is also permitted in Australia and New Zealand<ref>[http://www.foodstandards.gov.au/foodstandards/foodstandardscode/standard131foodaddit4239.cfm Standard 1.3.1], [[Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code]].</ref> but not in Canada,<ref>Table X to Division B.16, [http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/showtdm/cr/C.R.C.-c.870 Food and Drug Regulations] (C.R.C., c. 870).</ref> and there is no record of its use in the United States. | Aluminium silicate is permitted as an anticaking agent for a limited range of food products<ref group="note" name="EU-anticake">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.</ref> in the European Union.<ref>Art. 30, [http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2008:354:0016:01:EN:HTML 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.</ref><ref>Annex IV, [http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:31995L0002:EN:HTML 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.</ref><ref>Art. 1.6 and Annex, [http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:31998L0072:EN:HTML 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.</ref><ref>Art. 1.3 and Annex I, [http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2006:204:0010:01:EN:HTML 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.</ref> It is also permitted in Australia and New Zealand<ref>[http://www.foodstandards.gov.au/foodstandards/foodstandardscode/standard131foodaddit4239.cfm Standard 1.3.1], [[Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code]].</ref> but not in Canada,<ref>Table X to Division B.16, [http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/showtdm/cr/C.R.C.-c.870 Food and Drug Regulations] (C.R.C., c. 870).</ref> and there is no record of its use in the United States. | ||
Revision as of 09:29, 12 December 2009
| Aluminium silicate (kaolin) | |
|---|---|
| Other names | E559 |
| Identifiers | |
| CAS number | [] |
| EC number | |
| 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]
Aluminium silicate is permitted as an anticaking agent for a limited range of food products[note 1] in the European Union.[3][4][5][6] It is also permitted in Australia and New Zealand[7] but not in Canada,[8] and there is no record of its use in the United States.
Notes and references
Notes
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 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>.
- ↑ 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>.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Standard 1.3.1, Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code.
- ↑ Table X to Division B.16, Food and Drug Regulations (C.R.C., c. 870).
