E407 - Carrageenan

Funktioner: en:Carrier, Emulgator, Fugtighedsbevarende middel, Stabilisator, Fortykningsmiddel

Carrageenans or carrageenins - karr-ə-gee-nənz, from Irish carraigín, "little rock"- are a family of linear sulfated polysaccharides that are extracted from red edible seaweeds. They are widely used in the food industry, for their gelling, thickening, and stabilizing properties. Their main application is in dairy and meat products, due to their strong binding to food proteins. There are three main varieties of carrageenan, which differ in their degree of sulfation. Kappa-carrageenan has one sulfate group per disaccharide, iota-carrageenan has two, and lambda-carrageenan has three. Gelatinous extracts of the Chondrus crispus -Irish moss- seaweed have been used as food additives since approximately the fifteenth century. Carrageenan is a vegetarian and vegan alternative to gelatin in some applications or may be used to replace gelatin in confectionery. - Wikipedia

Risiko for overeksponering

EFSA-evaluering: Re‐evaluation of carrageenan -E 407- and processed Eucheuma seaweed -E 407a- as food additives (2018/04/26)

Den Europæiske Fødevaresikkerhedsautoritet (EFSA) har fastslået, at visse befolkningsgrupper har stor risiko for at overforbruge E407 - Carrageenan.

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	Spædbørn	Småbørn	Børn	Unge	Voksne	Ældre
	< 1	1 to 2	3 til 9	10 til 17	18 til 64	65+
De fleste personer (flere end 50%)
Visse personer (flere end 5%)

: Risiko for at overskride acceptablt dagligt indtag (ADI)

Navne: Carraghénanes, Carraghénane, Mousse d'Irlande, Eucheuman (d'Eucheuma spp.), Iridophycan (d'Iridaea spp.) Hypnean (d'Hypnea spp.), Furcellaran, mousse du Danemark (de Furcellaria fastigiata), Carraghénane (de Chondrus et Gigartina spp.)