What is Quillaia extract used for in food?

It is listed as a foaming agent and a flavouring agent — the role Canada and the US assign it. This page shows every function each regulator records, with the citation for each.

Where is Quillaia extract permitted?

Of the seven regulators this site reads, Canada, the EU, Great Britain and South Korea permit it. Each permission is for named foods at named levels, not a blanket one; the table on this page gives them with citations.

Is Quillaia extract vegan?

Yes. Quillaia extract is not derived from animals, and is suitable for vegetarians. This page says what it is made from and how.

Quillaia extract

E number E999CAS 68990-67-0

Listed as a foaming agent and a flavouring agent by Canada and the US.

Listed as foaming and whipping agents (CA) · flavouring agents and adjuvants (US)

Canada: Foaming agent — Health Canada, List of Permitted Food Additives with Other Purposes of Use (List 8)
United States: Flavoring agent or adjuvant — FDA, Substances Added to Food: QUILLAIA EXTRACT (QUILLAJA SAPONARIA MOLINA)

Quillaia extract is a foaming agent, used in cider, perry, flavoured drinks and food supplements.

Where it is and isn’t permitted

Status of Quillaia extract by jurisdiction. Every jurisdiction this site covers is listed, including those where the substance does not appear.
Jurisdiction	Status	Scope and limits	Citation
Australia and New ZealandFood Standards Australia New Zealand	No listed food uses foundThis site has not matched this substance to any food use on this jurisdiction’s list of authorised food additives. A food additive may be used only in foods that list names. Flavourings, enzymes, processing aids and added nutrients are regulated separately and do not appear on it.Related listings with permitted uses here: Quillaia extract type I, Quillaia extract type 2. This site cannot tell whether those listings cover this exact form.
CanadaHealth Canada	Permitted	no numerical limit (good manufacturing practice) In: Beverage bases; Beverage mixes; Soft drinks. Purpose: Foaming agent. Limit: Good Manufacturing Practice.	Health Canada, List of Permitted Food Additives with Other Purposes of Use (List 8), item Q.1retrieved 2026-10-17
European UnionEuropean Commission / EFSA	Permitted, with conditions	4 food categories highest permitted level 3,350 mg/l Show every food category 14.1.4 Flavoured_drinks — 170 mg/lML = 170 mg/l. 14.2.3 Cider and perry — 170 mg/lML = 170 mg/l. excluding cidre bouché, cydr jakościowy, perry jakościowe, cydr lodowy, perry lodowe’. Note 45: Calculated as anhydrous extract. 17.1 food supplements supplied in a solid form excluding food supplements for infants and young children’, — 3,350 mg/kgML = 3350 mg/kg. 17.2 food supplements supplied in a liquid form excluding food supplements for Infants and young children — 3,350 mg/lML = 3350 mg/l.	Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008and 3 further provisionsretrieved 2026-10-18
Great BritainFood Standards Agency / Food Standards Scotland	Permitted, with conditions	2 food categories highest permitted level 200 mg/kg or mg/l Show every food category 14.1.4 Flavoured drinks — 200 mg/kg or mg/lML = 200. Note (45): Calculated as anhydrous extract. 14.2.3 Cider and perry — 200 mg/kg or mg/lML = 200. excluding cidre bouché. Note (45): Calculated as anhydrous extract.	Assimilated Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008and 1 further provisionretrieved 2026-10-18
JapanConsumer Affairs Agency	No listing matchedThis site imports only Japan’s list of designated additives (Appended Table 1 to the Regulations for Enforcement of the Food Sanitation Act), matched by English name. Existing additives, natural flavouring agents and ordinary foods used as additives are permitted outside that list and are not imported, so an empty row does not show that Japan does not permit the substance.
South KoreaMinistry of Food and Drug Safety	Permitted, with conditions	Designated food additive: Standards and Specifications for Food Additives, Part III, 1. … Designated food additive: Standards and Specifications for Food Additives, Part III, 1. 일반식품첨가물 (general food additives), 퀼라야추출물 (“Quillaia Extract”, the English the Code prints beside it). Main use (주용도) of 퀼라야추출물: 유화제. Standard for use (사용기준) of 퀼라야추출물: (1) [to be used under the general standard for use in II. 2. 1), the minimum amount that achieves the technical effect, with no limit set for this additive in particular] “II. 2. 1)의 규정에 따라 사용하여야 한다.” The Korean is the standard as published. There is no official English translation of the current Code (the English version on MFDS’s website is the 2020 edition and has no legal effect); the English in square brackets is this site’s description of what each sentence does, not a translation of the foods or the levels. Compositional specifications (Part IV) are not imported, nor are the general standards in Part II, which apply to every additive.	Standards and Specifications for Food Additives (식품첨가물의 기준 및 규격), MFDS Notification, Part III (Standards for use, by item)retrieved 2026-10-18
United StatesFood and Drug Administration	Not listedDoes not appear on this jurisdiction’s permitted list. That is not the same as being prohibited.
Codex AlimentariusCodex Alimentarius Commission / JECFA	Not listedDoes not appear on this jurisdiction’s permitted list. That is not the same as being prohibited.

How much is permitted

A listing usually limits the quantity as well as the food. Only one of the forms that takes is a figure: quantum satis and good manufacturing practice permit the amount the technological effect requires and no more, which is a limit rather than the absence of one. Figures below are the range across every food category this page is listed in, and categories differ between regulators — see how much is permitted.

Canada	—	1 GMP
European Union	170 mg/kg – 3,350 mg/kg	4 numeric limit
Great Britain	200 mg/kg	2 numeric limit
South Korea	—	1 no quantity stated

What it is made from

Extracted from the bark of Quillaja saponaria, the soapbark tree of Chile.

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CAS registry number: 68990-67-0

The two specifications, compared

The European Union sets identity and purity by regulation; JECFA publishes its own through FAO, advisory until a country adopts it. Both documents are below in full. These are the parameters each puts a number on.

Parameter	European Union	JECFA
Assay	no less than 20 %	no less than 20 %
Loss on drying	—	stated in prose
Lead	no more than 3 mg/kg	stated in prose
Arsenic	no more than 5 mg/kg	—
Mercury	no more than 0.5 mg/kg	—
Cadmium	no more than 0.5 mg/kg	—

The two documents state the same figures for every parameter compared here.

How the EU defines it

The legal specification an additive must meet to be sold as this E number in the EU — what it is, how it may be made, and the purity it must reach. From Commission Regulation (EU) No 231/2012.

E 999 Quillaia extract

Quillaia extract is obtained by aqueous extraction of Quillaia saponaria Molina, or other Quillaia species, trees of the family Rosaceae. The extraction process is followed by clarification, filtration, ultrafiltration, concentration and pasteurisation. It contains a number of triterpenoid saponins consisting of glycosides of quillaic acid, polyphenols, carbohydrates, in particular polysaccharides and reducing sugars and, to a minor extent, proteins.

Synonyms: Soapbark extract; Quillay bark extract; Panama bark extract; Quillai extract; Murillo bark extract; China bark extract

Assay, identification and purity criteria

Description and assay

CAS number: 68990-67-0
Assay: Saponin content not less than 20 % on dried basis
Description: Quillaia extract in the powder form is light brown with a pink tinge. It is also available as an aqueous solution.

Identification

pH: Between 3,7 and 5,5 (4 % solution)

Purity criteria

Water content: Not more than 6,0 % (Karl Fischer method) (powder form only)
Arsenic: Not more than 5 mg/kg saponins
Lead: Not more than 3 mg/kg saponins
Mercury: Not more than 0,5 mg/kg saponins
Cadmium: Not more than 0,5 mg/kg saponins
Calcium oxalate: Not more than 6 g/kg saponins
Microbiological criteria: Total aerobic count: Not more than 100 colonies per gram
Microbiological criteria: Salmonella spp.: Absent in 25 g
Microbiological criteria: Staphylococcus aureus: Absent in 1 g
Microbiological criteria: Escherichia coli: Absent in 1 g
Microbiological criteria: Yeast: Not more than 10 colonies per gram
Microbiological criteria: Moulds: Not more than 10 colonies per gram

Commission Regulation (EU) No 231/2012, Annex, E 999

How JECFA defines it

The international specification for identity and purity, prepared by the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives and published by FAO. It is a different document from any above, written by a different body and revised on its own cycle; it is advisory, and a country adopts it or does not.

INS 999(i) Quillaia Extract (Type 1)

Quillaia extract (Type 1) is obtained by aqueous extraction of the milled inner bark or of the wood of pruned stems and branches of Quillaja saponaria Molina (family Rosaceae ). It contains triterpenoid saponins (quillaia saponins, QS) consisting predominantly of glycosides of quillaic acid. Polyphenols and tannins are major components and some sugars and calcium oxalate will be present. Quillaia extract (Type 1) is available commercially as liquid product or as spray-dried powder that may contain carriers such as lactose, maltitol or maltodextrin. The liquid product is usually preserved with sodium benzoate or ethanol.

Synonyms: Quillaja extract, Soapbark extract, Quillay bark extract, Bois de Panama, Panama bark extract, Quillai extract; INS No. 999(i) Bois de Panama; Panama bark extract; Quillai extract; Quillaja extract; Quillay bark extract; Soapbark extract

Assay, identification and purity criteria

Description and assay

Specification history: Specifications prepared at the 61st JECFA (2003) and published in FNP 52 Add 11 (2003). The previous tentative specifications for Quillaia extracts prepared at the 57th JECFA (2001), published in FNP 52 Add 9 (2001), are replaced by these and by separate specifications for “Quillaia extract (Type 2)”. A group ADI of 0-1 mg quillaia saponins /kg bw for Quillaia ExtractsTypes 1 & 2 was established at 65th JECFA (2005)
C.A.S. number: 68990-67-0
Formula weight: Monomeric saponins range from ca. 1800 to ca. 2300, consistent with a triterpene with 8-10 monosaccharide residues
Assay: Saponin content: not less than 20 % and not more than 26 % on the dried basis
DESCRIPTION: Red-brownish liquid or light brown powder with a pink tinge
FUNCTIONAL USES: Emulsifier, foaming agent

Identification

Solubility (Vol. 4): Very soluble in water, insoluble in ethanol, acetone, methanol and butanol
Foam: Dissolve 0.5 g of powder extract in 9.5 g of water or 1 ml of liquid extract in 9 ml of water. Add 1 ml of this mixture to 350 ml of water in a 1000-ml graduated cylinder. Cover the cylinder, vigorously shake it 30 times, and allow settling. Record the foam level (ml) after 30 min. Typical values are 150 ml of foam
Chromatography: Determine as in METHOD OF ASSAY. The retention time of major peak of the sample corresponds to the major saponin peak (QS-18) of the standard.
Colour and turbidity: Powder form only: Dissolve 0.5 g in 9.5 g of water. The solution is not turbid. Determine the absorbance of the solution against water at 520 nm. The absorbance is less than 1.2.

Purity criteria

Water (Vol. 4): Powder form: not more than 6% (Karl Fischer Method)
Loss on drying (Vol. 4): Liquid form: 50 to 80% (2 g, 105° , 5 h)
pH (Vol. 4): 3.7 -5.5 (4 % solution)
Ash (Vol. 4): Not more than 14% on a dried basis (use 1.0 g for powder samples; for liquid samples, use the residue from loss on drying)
Tannins: Not more than 8% on a dried basis See description under TESTS
Lead (Vol. 4): Not more 2 mg/kg. Determine using an atomic absorption technique appropriate to the specified level. The selection of the sample size and method of sample preparation may be based on the principles of the method described in FNP 5, “Instrumental Methods”.
Test: Tannins: Weigh either 3.0 g of the powder form or an equivalent amount of liquid sample, accounting for solids content determined from loss on drying. Dissolve in 250 ml of water. Adjust the pH to 3.5 with acetic acid. Dry 25 ml of this solution at 105° for 5 h and determine the weight of the dried solid, in g (W i ). Mix 50 ml of the solution with 360 mg of polyvinyl polypyrrolidone. Stir the solution for 30 min at room temperature; then centrifuge at 800 × g. Recover the supernatant and dry this solution at 105 o (5 h).Weigh the recovered solid (W f , in g). The percentage of tannins in the sample is: % tannins (dried basis) = 100 × (W i - W f /2) / W i
Test: METHOD OF: Principle:
Test: ASSAY: The saponins QS-7, QS-17, QS-18 and QS-21 are separated by reversed phase HPLC and their quantitation is used as an indicator for total saponins levels in Quillaia extract (Type 1). Sample preparation: Powders: Weigh 0.5 g of sample and dissolve in 9.5 g of water. Filter through a 0.2 μ m filter. Aqueous extracts (~ 550 mg solids/ml): Weigh 1 g of sample and dilute with 9 g of water. Filter through a 0.2 μ m filter. In either case, the sample volume is ca. 10 ml. Standard preparation: Weigh 1.5 g of purified saponins (SuperSap, Natural Response, Chile; Quil-A, Superfos, Denmark or similar, containing a known saponin content) and dissolve in 100 ml of water. Filter through a 0.2 μ m filter. High performance liquid chromatography (HPLC): HPLC conditions: Column: Vydac 214TP54 (4.6 x 250 mm length, 5 μ m pore) or equivalent Column temperature: room temperature Pump: gradient Solvent A: 0.15% trifluoroacetic acid in HPLC-grade water. Solvent B: 0.15% trifluoroacetic acid in HPLC-grade acetonitrile. Gradient: Time(min) % solvent A % solvent B 0 70 30 40 55 45 45 70 30 Flow rate: 1 ml/min Detection wavelength: 220 nm Injection volume: 20 μ l Calculation: The concentration of saponins, C sap , in mg/ml, in the solution prepared as directed under sample preparation is: C sap = (A sample /A standard )C Standard where C Standard ( mg/ml) is the saponins concentration of the standard injected (e.g., C Standard = 13.5 mg/ml if the saponin content of 1.5 g of standard sample is 90 %) and A sample and A standard are the sums of the peak areas attributed to the four principle saponins in the sample preparation and in the standard preparation, respectively, as noted in the figure. (Tannins and Polyphenols will elute before the saponins. The peaks due to the saponins will appear after the major peak due to the polyphenols - see figure.) The percentage of saponins in the test sample is: % Saponins = 100 × C sap /(0.1W sample ) where W sample is the weight of the sample (mg) taken for the sample preparation and 0.1 is the inverse of the sample volume, 10 ml.

FAO JECFA Monograph 3 (2006)

INS 999(ii) Quillaia Extract (Type 2)

Quillaia extract (Type 2) is obtained either by chromatographic separation or ultrafiltration of the aqueous extraction of the milled inner bark or of the wood of pruned stems and branches of Quillaja saponaria Molina (family Rosaceae ). It contains triterpenoid saponins (quillaia saponins, QS) consisting predominantly of glycosides of quillaic acid. Polyphenols and tannins are minor components. Some sugars and calcium oxalate will also be present. Quillaia extract (Type 2) is available commercially as a liquid product or as a spray-dried powder that may contain carriers such as lactose, maltitol or maltodextrin. The liquid product is usually preserved with sodium benzoate or ethanol.

Synonyms: Quillaja extract, soapbark extract, quillay bark extract, bois de Panama, Panama bark extract, quillai extract; INS No. 999(ii) Bois de Panama; Panama bark extract; Quillai extract; Quillaja extract; Quillay bark extract; Soapbark extract

Assay, identification and purity criteria

Description and assay

Specification history: Revised specifications prepared at the 79th JECFA (2014) and published in FAO JECFA Monographs 16 (2014) superseding specifications prepared at the 65 th JECFA, published in FNP 52 Add 13 (2005). A group ADI of 0-1 mg quillaia saponins/kg bw for Quillaia ExtractsTypes 1 & 2 was established at 65th JECFA (2005)
C.A.S. number: 68990-67-0
Formula weight: Monomeric saponins range from ca. 1800 to ca. 2300, consistent with a triterpene with 8-10 monosaccharide residues
Assay: Saponin content: not less than 65 % and not more than 90 % on the dried basis
DESCRIPTION: Light red-brownish liquid or powder
FUNCTIONAL USES: Emulsifier, foaming agent
METHOD OF ASSAY: Principle: The saponins QS-7, QS-17, QS-18 and QS-21 are separated by reversed phase HPLC and their quantitation is used as an indicator for total saponins levels in Quillaia extract (Type 2). Sample preparation: Powders: Weigh 0.5 g of sample and dissolve in 9.5 ml of water. Filter through a 0.2 μm filter. Aqueous extracts (~ 550 mg solids/ml): Weigh 1 g of sample and dilute with 9 ml of water. Filter through a 0.2 μm filter. In each case, the sample volume is ca. 10 ml. Standard preparation: Weigh 1.5 g of purified saponins (SuperSap, Natural Response, Chile; Quil-A, Superfos, Denmark or similar, containing a known saponin content) and dissolve in 100 ml of water. Filter through a 0.2 μm filter. High performance liquid chromatography (HPLC): HPLC conditions: Column: Vydac 214TP54 (4.6 x 250 mm length, 5 μm particle size) or equivalent Column temperature: Room temperature Pump: Gradient Solvent A: 0.15% trifluoroacetic acid in HPLC-grade water. Solvent B: 0.15% trifluoroacetic acid in HPLC-grade acetonitrile. Gradient: Time(min) % solvent A % solvent B 0 70 30 40 55 45 45 70 30 Flow rate: 1 ml/min Detection wavelength: 220 nm Injection volume: 20 μl Calculation: The concentration of saponins, Csap, in mg/ml, in the solution prepared as directed under sample preparation is: Csap= (Asample/Astandard)CStandard Where CStandard (mg/ml) is the saponins concentration of the standard injected (e.g., CStandard = 13.5 mg/ml if the saponin content of 1.5 g of standard sample is 90 %) and Asample and Astandard are the sums of the peak areas attributed to the four principle saponins in the sample preparation and in the standard preparation, respectively, as noted in the figure. (Tannins and polyphenols will elute before the saponins. The peaks corresponding to the saponins will appear after the major peak corresponding to the polyphenols) The percentage of saponins in the test sample is: % Saponins = 100 × Csap/(0.1Wsample) Where Wsample is the weight of the sample (mg) taken for the sample preparation and 0.1 is the inverse of the sample volume, 10 ml.

Identification

Solubility (Vol. 4): Very soluble in water, insoluble in ethanol, acetone, methanol, and butanol
Foam: Dissolve 0.5 g of the powder form in 9.5 ml of water or 1 ml of the liquid form in 9 ml of water. Add 1 ml of this solution to 350 ml of water in a 1000-ml graduated cylinder. Cover the cylinder, vigorously shake it 30 times, and allow settling. Record the foam volume (ml) after 30 min. Typical volumes are about 260 ml.
Chromatography: Determine as in METHOD OF ASSAY. The retention time of the major sample peak corresponds to the major saponin peak (QS-18) of the standard.
Colour and turbidity: Powder form only: Dissolve 0.5 g in 9.5 ml of water. The solution shall not be turbid. Determine the absorbance of the solution against water at 520 nm. The absorbance shall be less than 0.7.

Purity criteria

Water (Vol. 4): Powder form: not more than 6% (Karl Fischer Method)
Loss on drying (Vol. 4): Liquid form: 50 to 90% (2 g, 105°, 5 h)
pH (Vol. 4): 3.7 -5.5 (4 % solution)
Ash (Vol. 4): Not more than 5% on a dried basis (use 1.0 g for powder samples; for liquid samples, use the residue from Loss on drying)
Tannins: Not more than 8% on a dried basis See description under TESTS
Lead (Vol. 4): Not more than 2 mg/kg. Determine using an AAS (Electrothermal atomization technique) appropriate to the specified level. The selection of sample size and method of sample preparation may be based on the principles of the method described in Volume 4 (under “General Methods, Metallic Impurities”).
Test: Tannins: Weigh either 3.0 g of the powder form or an equivalent amount of liquid sample, accounting for solids content determined from loss on drying. Dissolve in 250 ml of water. Adjust the pH to 3.5 with acetic acid. Dry 25 ml of this solution at 105° for 5 h and determine the weight of the dried solid, in g (Wi). Mix 50 ml of the solution with 360 mg of polyvinyl polypyrrolidone. Stir the solution for 30 min at room temperature; then centrifuge at 800 × g. Recover the supernatant and dry this solution at 105 o (5 h).Weigh the recovered solid (Wf , in g). The percentage of tannins in the sample is: % tannins (dried basis) = 100 × (Wi - Wf/2) / Wi

FAO JECFA Monograph 16 (2014)

Authorised in other additives, enzymes, flavourings and nutrients

These authorisations are not for use in food. They let this substance be used inside another additive, a food enzyme, a flavouring or a nutrient preparation — often as a carrier — and it reaches food only as part of that product. Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008.

Part	May be used in	Maximum level	Citation
Annex III, Part 4: Food additives including carriers in food flavourings	All flavourings used in the following categories: 05.2: Other confectionery including breath refreshening microsweets	4 mg/kg in the final food (expressed as saponins)	Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex III, Part 4
Annex III, Part 4: Food additives including carriers in food flavourings	All flavourings used in the following categories: 05.3: Chewing gum	2 mg/kg in the final food (expressed as saponins)	Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex III, Part 4
Annex III, Part 4: Food additives including carriers in food flavourings	All flavourings used in the following categories: 12.5: Soups and broths	2 mg/l in the final food (expressed as saponins)	Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex III, Part 4
Annex III, Part 4: Food additives including carriers in food flavourings	All flavourings used in the following categories: 14.1.5: Coffee, tea, herbal and fruit infusions, chicory; tea, herbal and fruit infusions and chicory extracts; tea, plant, fruit and cereal preparations for infusions, as well as mixes and instant mixes of these products	1,2 mg/l in the final food (expressed as saponins)	Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex III, Part 4
Annex III, Part 4: Food additives including carriers in food flavourings	All flavourings used in the following categories: 15.1: Potato-, cereal-, flour- or starch-based snacks	0,2 mg/kg in the final food (expressed as saponins)	Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex III, Part 4

Every name it appears under

42 recorded names. A label may use any of them.

E number

E999

CAS registry number

68990-67-0

As it appears in regulation

Quillaia extract

Other names

China bark extract
E 999
Murillo bark extract
Panama bark extract
Quillai extract
Quillaia extract
Quillaja extract
Quillay bark extract
Soapbark extract

The EU re-evaluation programme

Every additive authorised in the EU before 20 January 2009 was put back through EFSA by Commission Regulation (EU) No 257/2010, and this one is named in it. What the Regulation required is below; whether the opinion has since been published is not something this site records.

To be evaluated by 31 December 2018. Named in Annex II, Part II, point 4 as “Quillaia extract”, among the additives given priority within its class.

Hazard reference values

EFSA and JECFA have both assessed Quillaia extract and their conclusions are not two comparable figures — EFSA records 3 mg/kg bw/day, JECFA 1 mg quillaia saponins/kg bw/day. An acceptable daily intake is a reference value set by a committee, not a threshold above which harm begins. “Not specified”, “not limited” and “not allocated” are conclusions, not missing data, and they are shown in the words each body used rather than reduced to a number. See where the two committees differ.

Values set by assessing bodies. A body that has not set a value is not listed here.
Type	Value	Population	Assessed by	Opinion
ADI	3 mg/kg bw/day	consumers	EFSA FAF	2019
ADI	1 mg quillaia saponins/kg bw/day	—	JECFA	2005

Evidence and how bodies read it

What assessing bodies concluded

Each conclusion is paraphrased in the body's own framing, from the published opinion linked beneath it. Where bodies differ, both stand; this site does not adjudicate between them or add a view of its own.

EFSA 2024
In a follow-up, the FAF Panel concluded that a proposed extension of use of Quillaia extract (E 999) in food supplements could result in exceedance of the ADI of 3 mg saponins/kg bw/day for several population groups, and could not evaluate a proposed use as a carrier for glazing agents. It recommended lower limits for toxic elements and new limits for cadmium and calcium oxalate.
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EFSA 2019
The ANS Panel found no genotoxicity concern for Quillaia extract (E 999) and derived an ADI of 3 mg saponins/kg bw/day from a two-year rat study. Refined exposure estimates, including a proposed extension of use in flavourings, did not exceed the ADI, and it recommended revising the specifications to distinguish extracts by saponin content.
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Common questions

Assembled from what is above, in the words the questions are usually asked in. Each answer is the same statement the relevant section makes, with the same citations behind it.

What is E 999?: E 999 is Quillaia extract. Quillaia extract is a foaming agent, used in cider, perry, flavoured drinks and food supplements.
What is Quillaia extract used for in food?: It is listed as a foaming agent and a flavouring agent — the role Canada and the US assign it. This page shows every function each regulator records, with the citation for each.
Where is Quillaia extract permitted?: Of the seven regulators this site reads, Canada, the EU, Great Britain and South Korea permit it. Each permission is for named foods at named levels, not a blanket one; the table on this page gives them with citations.
Is Quillaia extract vegan?: Yes. Quillaia extract is not derived from animals, and is suitable for vegetarians. This page says what it is made from and how.

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