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Record 1 2010-10-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Food Additives
  • Pharmacology
  • Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
  • Crop Protection
OBS

Quassia: A bitter substance obtained from the wood of this plant, used in medicine and as an insecticide.

CONT

Jamaica quassia extract, a natural bittering agent, is described as "a substance extracted from bark of Jamaica quassia (Quassia excelsa Sw.)" in the List of Existing Food Additives in Japan.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Additifs alimentaires
  • Pharmacologie
  • Fabrication des produits pharmaceutiques
  • Protection des végétaux
CONT

La quassine est un composé blanc cristallin au goût très amer découvert dans l'écorce du quassia. Elle est utilisée comme arôme alimentaire, comme insecticide naturel et dans la médecine traditionnelle. [...] Dans l'Union européenne, l'extrait de quassia est autorisé dans l'alimentation [comme] aromatisant. [...] : son utilisation est autorisée à 5 ppm en général, 10 ppm dans les bonbons (pour la toux) et 50 ppm pour les boissons alcoolisées.

Spanish

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