Sucromalt
Product details
- Definition/Description
- Sucromalt is a complex mixture of saccharides which is produced from sucrose and a starch hydrolysate by means of an enzymatic reaction. In this process, glucose units are attached to saccharides from the starch hydrolysate by means of an enzyme produced by the bacterium Leuconostoc citreum or by means of a recombinant strain of the production organism Bacillus licheniformis . The resulting oligosaccharides are characterised by the presence of α-(1→6) and α-(l→3) glycosidic compounds. The overall product is syrup, in addition to these oligosaccharides, contains mainly fructose but also the disaccharide leucrose and other disaccharides.
- Traditional food
- No
Status
- Status
- Authorised
- Applies in
- England, Scotland, Wales
- Status change date
-
The date the status was last changed.
Terms of authorisation
- Conditions under which the novel food may be used
- not specified
- Additional specific labelling requirements
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1. The designation of the novel food on the labelling of the foodstuffs containing it shall be 'Sucromalt'.
2. The designation of the novel food on the labelling shall be accompanied by indication that the product is a source of glucose and fructose.
- Other requirements
- not specified
- Data protection
- not specified
- Legislation links
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England, Scotland, Wales: Assimilated EU Regulations 2017/2470 , Assimilated EU Regulations 2018/1023
Updates
- Last updated
- The date the item authorisation was last updated.