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Zein
Zein
Low concern
Zein is GRAS by FDA under 21 CFR 184.1984 for use as a surface-finishing agent and other technical effects since 1960. It is fully biodegradable and edible.
Found in
16 products
What it is
Zein is the storage protein of corn, hydrophobic and alcohol-soluble.
Surface-finishing/coating agent (edible glaze); anticaking, free-flow, drying, and humectant uses.
Why it's flagged
- rare corn allergy
What regulators actually say
"Zein is a food substance generally recognized as safe (GRAS) by FDA [21 CFR 184.1984] as a direct human food ingredient, for use as a surface-finishing agent, and for technical effects (i.e., as an anticaking agent or free-flow agent, a drying agent, and a humectant)."
Regulatory status
United States — FDA
GRAS (21 CFR 184.1984)
European Union — EFSA
Permitted as food ingredient
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