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Persipan

Low concern

Persipan is a sugar-rich kernel paste; concerns are typical of high-sugar confectionery and contain stone-fruit kernels (tree-nut-like allergen). Cyanogenic glycoside levels in finished persipan are regulated.

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What it is

A marzipan-like paste made from apricot or peach kernels and sugar, used as a confectionery ingredient.

Confectionery filling/topping; marzipan substitute.

Why it's flagged

What regulators actually say

"An acute reference dose (ARfD) of 20 µg cyanide per kg body weight was derived... applicable to all population groups."

EFSA CONTAM Panel, Acute health risks related to the presence of cyanogenic glycosides in raw apricot kernels — efsa.europa.eu

Regulatory status

United States — FDA

Not a standardized food in US CFR; kernel-based confection.

European Union — EFSA

EFSA opinion (2016) on cyanogenic glycosides establishes ARfD relevant to apricot-kernel products.

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