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Trehalose
Trehalose
Low concern
Trehalose is GRAS in the U.S. and authorized as a novel food in the EU.
Found in
352 products
What it is
Naturally occurring disaccharide of two glucose units.
Sweetener, humectant, and texture stabilizer.
Why it's flagged
- hypothesized link to C. difficile virulence (causality not established)
What regulators actually say
"FDA has no questions regarding the GRAS conclusion for trehalose."
"Trehalose is safe under the proposed conditions of use as a novel food ingredient."
Regulatory status
United States — FDA
GRAS Notice 000045; affirmed safe for general use.
European Union — EFSA
Authorized novel food; ADI not specified.
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