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  "slug": "magnesium-lactate-dl",
  "name": "Magnesium lactate, DL-",
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    "inchikey": "OVGXLJDWSLQDRT-UHFFFAOYSA-L",
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  },
  "functional_class": "Acidity regulator",
  "summary": "Magnesium lactate is an acidity regulator and a source of magnesium in fortified foods and supplements.",
  "derivation_summary": "Made by neutralising fermentation-derived lactic acid with a magnesium base.",
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      "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": []
    },
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      "jurisdiction": "CODEX",
      "jurisdiction_name": "Codex Alimentarius",
      "authority": "Codex Alimentarius Commission / JECFA",
      "status": "permitted_with_conditions",
      "status_label": "Permitted, with conditions",
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          "status": "permitted",
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          "effective_from": "1999",
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            "ref": "CXS 192-1995 Table Three, INS 329",
            "url": "https://www.fao.org/fao-who-codexalimentarius/codex-texts/dbs/gsfa/en/"
          },
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          "status": "permitted_with_conditions",
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            "code": "01.2.1.2",
            "name": "Fermented milks (plain), heat-treated after fermentation"
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          "conditions": "GSFA notes: 631",
          "effective_from": "2024",
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            "ref": "CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 329, food category 01.2.1.2",
            "url": "https://www.fao.org/fao-who-codexalimentarius/codex-texts/dbs/gsfa/en/"
          },
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        }
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      "name": "Anhydrous magnesium lactate, dl-",
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      "name": "Bis(lactato)magnesium",
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      "name": "Dl-lactic acid magnesium salt",
      "type": "common",
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      "name": "DL-magnesium lactate",
      "type": "common",
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    },
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      "name": "Ins no.329",
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      "name": "Ins-329",
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    },
    {
      "name": "Lactic acid, magnesium salt",
      "type": "common",
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    },
    {
      "name": "Mag-tab sr",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Magnesium bis(2-hydroxypropanoate)",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "MAGNESIUM DL(-)-2-HYDROXYPROPIONATE",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "magnesium dl-lactate",
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      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Magnesium L-lactate trihydrate",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Magnesium lactate",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Magnesium lactate (1:2)",
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      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Magnesium lactate anhydrous",
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    },
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      "name": "MAGNESIUM LACTATE, (+-)-",
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      "source": "pubchem"
    },
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      "name": "MAGNESIUM LACTATE, (+/-)-",
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    },
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      "name": "MAGNESIUM LACTATE, DL-",
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      "name": "Magnesium, bis(2-(hydroxy-kappaO)propanoato-kappaO)-, (T-4)-",
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      "name": "Magnesium, bis(2-hydroxypropanoato-O(1),O(2))-, (T-4)-",
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      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Magnesium, bis(2-hydroxypropanoato-O(1),O(2))-, (T-4)-(9CI)",
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      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Magnesium, bis(2-hydroxypropanoato-O1,O2)-, (T-4)-",
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      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Magnesium, bis(lactato)-",
      "type": "common",
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    },
    {
      "name": "Magnesium, bis(lactato)-(8CI)",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Magnesium, bis[2-(hydroxy-.kappa.O)propanoato-.kappa.O]-, (T-4)-",
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      "source": "pubchem"
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      "name": "Promagsan",
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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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    }
  ],
  "citation_policy": "Cite as: Food Additive Index, \"Magnesium lactate, DL-\", https://foodadditiveindex.com/additives/magnesium-lactate-dl. This site reports regulatory status and does not rate additives.",
  "generated_at": "2026-09-08T00:09:38.584Z"
}