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  "id": "https://foodadditiveindex.com/additives/hydrogenated-poly-1-decenes",
  "slug": "hydrogenated-poly-1-decenes",
  "name": "Hydrogenated poly-1-decenes",
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    "ins_number": "907",
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  },
  "functional_class": "Glazing agent",
  "summary": "Hydrogenated poly-1-decenes are glazing and release agents used on confectionery and dried fruit, a synthetic alternative to mineral oil with a tightly defined composition.",
  "derivation_summary": "Built by polymerising decene and hydrogenating the result, rather than distilled from crude oil.",
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    },
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            "name": "Dried fruit"
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            "ref": "CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 907, food category 04.1.2.2",
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          },
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        },
        {
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            "code": "05.2.2",
            "name": "Soft candy"
          },
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          "max_level_unit": "mg/kg",
          "conditions": "GSFA notes: XS309R",
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            "ref": "CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 907, food category 05.2.2",
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          },
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        }
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      "name": "HYDROGENATED POLY-1-DECENES",
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    },
    {
      "name": "Hydrogenated poly-alpha-olefin",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "openfoodtox"
    },
    {
      "name": "Hydrogenated polydec-1-ene",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "openfoodtox"
    },
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      "name": "E907",
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  "hazard_reference_values": [
    {
      "type": "ADI",
      "value": 20,
      "value_text": null,
      "unit": "mg/kg bw/day",
      "population": "consumers",
      "assessing_body": "EFSA FAF",
      "year": 2020,
      "opinion": {
        "ref": "doi:10.2903/j.efsa.2020.6034",
        "url": "https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2020.6034"
      }
    }
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "key": "gsfa",
      "name": "Codex General Standard for Food Additives (CXS 192-1995)",
      "publisher": "Codex Alimentarius Commission (FAO/WHO)",
      "licence": "FAO terms — non-commercial use with attribution",
      "url": "https://www.fao.org/fao-who-codexalimentarius/codex-texts/dbs/gsfa/en/",
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    }
  ],
  "citation_policy": "Cite as: Food Additive Index, \"Hydrogenated poly-1-decenes\", https://foodadditiveindex.com/additives/hydrogenated-poly-1-decenes. This site reports regulatory status and does not rate additives.",
  "generated_at": "2026-09-08T00:09:38.560Z"
}