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Title 21Food and DrugsPart / Section
Chapter IFood and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services1 – 1299
Subchapter BFood for Human Consumption100 – 199
Part 172Food Additives Permitted for Direct Addition to Food for Human Consumption172.5 – 172.898
Subpart IMultipurpose Additives172.800 – 172.898
§ 172.800Acesulfame potassium.
§ 172.802Acetone peroxides.
§ 172.803Advantame.
§ 172.804Aspartame.
§ 172.806Azodicarbonamide.
§ 172.808Copolymer condensates of ethylene oxide and propylene oxide.
§ 172.809Curdlan.
§ 172.810Dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinate.
§ 172.811Glyceryl tristearate.
§ 172.812Glycine.
§ 172.814Hydroxylated lecithin.
§ 172.816Methyl glucoside-coconut oil ester.
§ 172.818Oxystearin.
§ 172.820Polyethylene glycol (mean molecular weight 200-9,500).
§ 172.822Sodium lauryl sulfate.
§ 172.824Sodium mono- and dimethyl naphthalene sulfonates.
§ 172.826Sodium stearyl fumarate.
§ 172.828Acetylated monoglycerides.
§ 172.829Neotame.
§ 172.830Succinylated monoglycerides.
§ 172.831Sucralose.
§ 172.832Monoglyceride citrate.
§ 172.833Sucrose acetate isobutyrate (SAIB).
§ 172.834Ethoxylated mono- and diglycerides.
§ 172.836Polysorbate 60.
§ 172.838Polysorbate 65.
§ 172.840Polysorbate 80.
§ 172.841Polydextrose.
§ 172.842Sorbitan monostearate.
§ 172.844Calcium stearoyl-2-lactylate.
§ 172.846Sodium stearoyl lactylate.
§ 172.848Lactylic esters of fatty acids.
§ 172.850Lactylated fatty acid esters of glycerol and propylene glycol.
§ 172.852Glyceryl-lacto esters of fatty acids.
§ 172.854Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids.
§ 172.856Propylene glycol mono- and diesters of fats and fatty acids.
§ 172.858Propylene glycol alginate.
§ 172.859Sucrose fatty acid esters.
§ 172.860Fatty acids.
§ 172.861Cocoa butter substitute from coconut oil, palm kernel oil, or both oils.
§ 172.862Oleic acid derived from tall oil fatty acids.
§ 172.863Salts of fatty acids.
§ 172.864Synthetic fatty alcohols.
§ 172.866Synthetic glycerin produced by the hydrogenolysis of carbohydrates.
§ 172.867Olestra.
§ 172.868Ethyl cellulose.
§ 172.869Sucrose oligoesters.
§ 172.870Hydroxypropyl cellulose.
§ 172.872Methyl ethyl cellulose.
§ 172.874Hydroxypropyl methylcellulose.
§ 172.876Castor oil.
§ 172.878White mineral oil.
§ 172.880Petrolatum.
§ 172.882Synthetic isoparaffinic petroleum hydrocarbons.
§ 172.884Odorless light petroleum hydrocarbons.
§ 172.886Petroleum wax.
§ 172.888Synthetic petroleum wax.
§ 172.890Rice bran wax.
§ 172.892Food starch-modified.
§ 172.894Modified cottonseed products intended for human consumption.
§ 172.896Dried yeasts.
§ 172.898Bakers yeast glycan.