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Pimenta Officinalis Fruit Extract
Pimenta Officinalis Fruit Extract
Low concern
Allspice extract is a traditional culinary flavoring with eugenol as principal active. Safe at culinary use; very high doses of eugenol are hepatotoxic (relevant only to concentrated essential oils, not standard culinary use).
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What it is
Extract from the dried unripe fruit of Pimenta officinalis (also Pimenta dioica), known as allspice.
Flavoring spice extract; eugenol-rich.
Why it's flagged
- eugenol hepatotoxicity at high concentrate doses
What regulators actually say
"Spices and other natural seasonings and flavorings that are generally recognized as safe... Allspice."
Regulatory status
United States — FDA
GRAS as a spice and flavoring (21 CFR 182.10, 182.20) - 'Allspice (Pimenta officinalis)'
European Union — EFSA
Permitted spice and flavoring
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