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  "id": "https://foodadditiveindex.com/additives/spirulina-extract",
  "slug": "spirulina-extract",
  "name": "Spirulina extract",
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  },
  "functional_class": "Colour",
  "summary": "Spirulina extract is a blue colour obtained from cyanobacteria, and one of the few blues available from a biological source. It is used in confectionery, ice cream and drinks, and was approved in the United States in 2013 partly because natural blues are so scarce.",
  "derivation_summary": "Extracted with water from dried Arthrospira platensis biomass grown in culture. The colour is phycocyanin, a protein-pigment complex, which makes it sensitive to heat and acid.",
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      "jurisdiction_name": "United States",
      "authority": "Food and Drug Administration",
      "status": "permitted",
      "status_label": "Permitted",
      "provision_count": 1,
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          "citation": {
            "ref": "21 CFR 73.530",
            "url": "https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/section-73.530"
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        }
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    },
    {
      "jurisdiction": "CODEX",
      "jurisdiction_name": "Codex Alimentarius",
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      "status": "permitted",
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          "status": "permitted",
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          "max_level_unit": "GMP",
          "conditions": null,
          "effective_from": "2023",
          "citation": {
            "ref": "CXS 192-1995 Table Three, INS 134",
            "url": "https://www.fao.org/fao-who-codexalimentarius/codex-texts/dbs/gsfa/en/"
          },
          "source": "gsfa",
          "retrieved_at": "2026-09-07T07:54:15.059Z"
        }
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    }
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    {
      "name": "Spirulina extract",
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    }
  ],
  "hazard_reference_values": [],
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      "key": "ecfr",
      "name": "Electronic Code of Federal Regulations, Title 21",
      "publisher": "U.S. Government Publishing Office / National Archives",
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      "url": "https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-31/title-21.xml",
      "retrieved_at": "2026-09-07T18:25:51.549Z"
    },
    {
      "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/",
      "retrieved_at": "2026-09-07T07:54:15.059Z"
    }
  ],
  "citation_policy": "Cite as: Food Additive Index, \"Spirulina extract\", https://foodadditiveindex.com/additives/spirulina-extract. This site reports regulatory status and does not rate additives.",
  "generated_at": "2026-09-08T00:09:38.714Z"
}