Substances Added to Food (formerly EAFUS)

GRN No. 1173

Intended Use:	Intended for use as an enzyme at up to 7 mg Total Organic Solids (TOS)/kg sucrose in the production of short chain fructooligosaccharides and up to 14 mg TOS/kg raw material in fruit and vegetable processing.
Basis:	Scientific procedures
Notifier:	AB Enzymes Inc.
Notifier Address:	8211 W. Broward Blvd., Suite 375 Plantation, FL 33324
GRAS Notice (releasable information):	GRN 1173 with amendments (in PDF)3.4 MB
Date of closure:	Aug 15, 2024
FDA's Letter:	FDA has no questions (in PDF)159 kB
Resubmission of GRN No.:	1102

CAS Reg. No. (or other ID): Chemical Abstract Service (CAS) Registry Number® for the substance or a numerical code assigned by HFP to those substances that do not have a CAS Registry Number (977nnn-nn-n series).
Substance: The name of the ingredient as recognized by HFP.
Used for^† (Technical Effect): The physical or technical effect(s) the substance has in or on food; see 21 CFR 170.3(o) for definitions.
21 CFR: Title 21 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
FEMA No.: The trade association, Flavor and Extract Manufacturers Association (FEMA), has established expert panels to evaluate and make independent determinations on the GRAS status of flavoring substances. The FEMA number is provided here as a reference to FEMA’s GRAS assessments.
- The GRAS Pub. No. is the FEMA GRAS™ publication number.
- NLFG is no longer FEMA GRAS™.
- For more information about FEMA GRAS, see About the FEMA GRAS™ Program <> .
JECFA: The Joint Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA) is an international expert scientific committee that is administered jointly by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO). See JECFA Specifications for Flavourings <>

For a substance to be used as a color additive in the US, it must be authorized by a regulation in 21 CFR Part 73, 74, or 82.