---
kind: "section"
citation: "21 C.F.R. § 172.610"
title: "21"
number: "172.610"
heading: "Arabinogalactan."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/21/172.610"
---

# §172.610. Arabinogalactan.


Arabinogalactan may be safely used in food in accordance with the following conditions:

- (a) Arabinogalactan is a polysaccharide extracted by water from Western larch wood, having galactose units and arabinose units in the approximate ratio of six to one.
- (b) It is used in the following foods in the minimum quantity required to produce its intended effect as an emulsifier, stabilizer, binder, or bodying agent: Essential oils, nonnutritive sweeteners, flavor bases, nonstandardized dressings, and pudding mixes.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 21 U.S.C. 321, 341, 342, 348, 371, 379e.

### Source

Source: 42 FR 14491, Mar. 15, 1977, unless otherwise noted.