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  "id": "https://foodadditiveindex.com/additives/lactitol",
  "slug": "lactitol",
  "name": "Lactitol",
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    "ins_number": "966",
    "cas_number": null,
    "inchikey": "VQHSOMBJVWLPSR-JVCRWLNRSA-N",
    "pubchem_cid": 157355
  },
  "functional_class": "Sweetener",
  "summary": "Lactitol is a sugar alcohol about a third as sweet as sugar, used as a bulk sweetener in sugar-free confectionery and baked goods.",
  "derivation_summary": "Made by hydrogenating lactose, the sugar of milk. That makes it the one polyol in this list with a dairy-derived starting material, so it is not suitable for a milk-free diet even though the lactose itself is chemically transformed.",
  "regulatory_status": [
    {
      "jurisdiction": "US",
      "jurisdiction_name": "United States",
      "authority": "Food and Drug Administration",
      "status": "not_listed",
      "status_label": "Not listed",
      "note": "Does not appear on this jurisdiction’s permitted list. That is not the same as being prohibited.",
      "provision_count": 0,
      "provisions": []
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction": "CODEX",
      "jurisdiction_name": "Codex Alimentarius",
      "authority": "Codex Alimentarius Commission / JECFA",
      "status": "permitted_with_conditions",
      "status_label": "Permitted, with conditions",
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            "ref": "CXS 192-1995 Table Three, INS 966",
            "url": "https://www.fao.org/fao-who-codexalimentarius/codex-texts/dbs/gsfa/en/"
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        },
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          "status": "permitted_with_conditions",
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            "name": "Other sugars and syrups (e.g. xylose, maple syrup, sugar toppings)"
          },
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          "max_level_unit": "GMP",
          "conditions": "GSFA notes: 258, 477",
          "effective_from": "2023",
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            "ref": "CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 966, food category 11.4",
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        },
        {
          "status": "permitted_with_conditions",
          "food_category": {
            "system": "codex",
            "code": "12.2.2",
            "name": "Seasonings and condiments"
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          "max_level_unit": "GMP",
          "conditions": "GSFA notes: 477",
          "effective_from": "2023",
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            "ref": "CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 966, food category 12.2.2",
            "url": "https://www.fao.org/fao-who-codexalimentarius/codex-texts/dbs/gsfa/en/"
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        }
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      "name": "4-beta-D-galactopyranosyl-D-glucito1",
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      "name": "4-O-(|?-Galactosyl)-D-glucitol",
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      "name": "4-O-.BETA.-D-GALACTOPYRANOSYL-D-GLUCITOL",
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      "name": "D-lactitol",
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      "name": "Emportal",
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      "name": "Epitope ID:922721",
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    {
      "name": "Finlac dc",
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    {
      "name": "Floralac",
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      "name": "Lacitol",
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      "name": "Lactit",
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      "name": "lactite",
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      "name": "Lactitol (NF/INN)",
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      "name": "lactobiosit",
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      "name": "Lactosit",
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      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "lactositol",
      "type": "common",
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    },
    {
      "name": "Lacty (saccharide)",
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      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Milchen",
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    },
    {
      "name": "Miruhen",
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    },
    {
      "name": "Neda Lactiv Importal",
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      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Oponaf",
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    },
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      "name": "pizensy",
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      "name": "Pizensy (TN)",
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    {
      "name": "Portolac",
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      "name": "(2S,3R,4R,5R)-4-(((2S,3R,4S,5R,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yl)oxy)hexane-1,2,3,5,6-pentaol",
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    {
      "name": "(2S,3R,4R,5R)-4-((2S,3R,4S,5R,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methylol-tetrahydropyran-2-yl)oxyhexane-1,2,3,5,6-pentol",
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      "name": "(2S,3R,4R,5R)-4-[(2S,3R,4S,5R,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyhexane-1,2,3,5,6-pentol",
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    {
      "name": "(2S,3R,4R,5R)-4-[(2S,3R,4S,5R,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)tetrahydropyran-2-yl]oxyhexane-1,2,3,5,6-pentol",
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    {
      "name": "(2S,3R,4R,5R)-4-{[(2S,3R,4S,5R,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy}hexane-1,2,3,5,6-pentol",
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      "name": "(2S,3R,4S,5R,6R)-2-((2R,3S,4S,5R)-4,5-dihydroxy-2,5-bis(hydroxymethyl)oxolan-3-yl)oxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3,4,5-triol",
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  "hazard_reference_values": [],
  "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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    }
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}