(a) Karaya gum (sterculia gum) is the dried gummy exudate from the trunk of trees of various species of the genus Sterculia.
(b) The ingredient meets the specifications of the ``Food Chemicals Codex,'' 3d Ed. (1981), p. 157, which is incorporated by reference. Copies may be obtained from the National Academy Press, 2101 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20418, or may be examined at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). For information on the availability of this material at NARA, call 202-741-6030, or go to: http://www.archives.gov/federal_register/code_of_federal_regulations/ibr_locations.html.
(c) The ingredient is used in food under the following conditions:
Maximum Usage Levels Permitted------------------------------------------------------------------------
Food (as served) Percent Function------------------------------------------------------------------------Frozen dairy desserts and 0.3 Formulation aid, Sec.
mixes, Sec. 170.3(n)(20) of 170.3(o)(14) of this
this chapter. chapter; stabilizer and
thickener, Sec.
170.3(o)(28) of this
chapter.Milk products, Sec. .02 Stabilizer and thickener,
170.3(n)(31) of this chapter. Sec. 170.3(o)(28) of this
chapter.Soft candy, Sec. .9 Emulsifier and emulsifier
170.3(n)(38) of this chapter. salt, Sec. 170.3(o)(8) of
this chapter; stabilizer and
thickener, Sec.
170.3(o)(28) of this
chapter.All other food categories.... .002 Formulation aid, Sec.
170.3(o)(14) of this
chapter; stabilizer and
thickener, Sec.
170.3(o)(28) of this
chapter.------------------------------------------------------------------------
(d) [Reserved]
(e) Prior sanctions for this ingredient different from the uses established in this section do not exist or have been waived. [42 FR 14653, Mar. 15, 1977, as amended at 42 FR 55205, Oct. 14, 1977; 49 FR 5612, Feb. 14, 1984]