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          "conditions": "GSFA notes: 631",
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            "ref": "CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 577, food category 01.2.1.2",
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      "name": "Gluconsan K",
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      "name": "Gluconsan-K (TN)",
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      "name": "K-Iao",
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    {
      "name": "Kali gluconicum",
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      "name": "Kalium Gluconate",
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      "name": "Kalium-beta",
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    {
      "name": "Kaon elixir",
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    {
      "name": "Katorin",
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    {
      "name": "Potalium",
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    {
      "name": "Potasoral",
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    {
      "name": "potassium (2R,3S,4R,5R)-2,3,4,5,6-pentahydroxyhexanoate",
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      "name": "Potassium D-gluconate",
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    {
      "name": "Potassium D-gluconate, >=99%",
      "type": "common",
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      "name": "POTASSIUM GLUCONATE",
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      "name": "Potassium gluconate, meets USP testing specifications, anhydrous",
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    {
      "name": "Potassium gluconate, Pharmaceutical Secondary Standard; Certified Reference Material",
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    {
      "name": "Potassium gluconate, United States Pharmacopeia (USP) Reference Standard",
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      "name": "PotassiumD-gluconate",
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      "name": "Potassuril",
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      "key": "gsfa",
      "name": "Codex General Standard for Food Additives (CXS 192-1995)",
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      "url": "https://www.fao.org/fao-who-codexalimentarius/codex-texts/dbs/gsfa/en/",
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    }
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  "citation_policy": "Cite as: Food Additive Index, \"Potassium gluconate\", https://foodadditiveindex.com/additives/potassium-gluconate. This site reports regulatory status and does not rate additives.",
  "generated_at": "2026-09-08T00:09:38.650Z"
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